2 files changed, 44 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.test.tsx b/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.test.tsx
index d1fdfa9..8b4379b 100644
--- a/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, jest } from '@jest/globals';
 import { userEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event';
-import { render, screen as rtlScreen } from '../../../../../tests/utils';
-import { SearchForm } from './search-form';
+import type { Ref } from 'react';
+import { act, render, screen as rtlScreen } from '../../../../../tests/utils';
+import { SearchForm, type SearchFormRef } from './search-form';
 
 describe('SearchForm', () => {
   it('renders a search input with a submit button', () => {
@@ -36,4 +37,16 @@ describe('SearchForm', () => {
     expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ query });
   });
+
+  it('can give focus to the search input', () => {
+    const ref: Ref<SearchFormRef> = { current: null };
+
+    render(<SearchForm ref={ref} />);
+
+    act(() => {
+      ref.current?.focus();
+    });
+
+    expect(rtlScreen.getByRole('searchbox')).toHaveFocus();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.tsx b/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.tsx
index 3f16ad0..3d0efa2 100644
--- a/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/organisms/forms/search-form/search-form.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { forwardRef, type ForwardRefRenderFunction, useId } from 'react';
+import {
+  forwardRef,
+  type ForwardRefRenderFunction,
+  useId,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useRef,
+} from 'react';
 import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { type FormSubmitHandler, useForm } from '../../../../utils/hooks';
 import {
@@ -29,8 +35,15 @@ export type SearchFormProps = Omit<FormProps, 'children' | 'onSubmit'> & {
   onSubmit?: SearchFormSubmit;
 };
 
+export type SearchFormRef = {
+  /**
+   * A method to focus the search input.
+   */
+  focus: () => void;
+};
+
 const SearchFormWithRef: ForwardRefRenderFunction<
-  HTMLInputElement,
+  SearchFormRef,
   SearchFormProps
 > = ({ className = '', isLabelHidden = false, onSubmit, ...props }, ref) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -39,6 +52,7 @@ const SearchFormWithRef: ForwardRefRenderFunction<
     submitHandler: onSubmit,
   });
   const id = useId();
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const formClass = [
     styles.wrapper,
     styles[isLabelHidden ? 'wrapper--no-label' : 'wrapper--has-label'],
@@ -57,6 +71,18 @@ const SearchFormWithRef: ForwardRefRenderFunction<
     }),
   };
 
+  useImperativeHandle(
+    ref,
+    () => {
+      return {
+        focus() {
+          inputRef.current?.focus();
+        },
+      };
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
   return (
     <Form {...props} className={formClass} onSubmit={submit}>
       <LabelledField
@@ -68,7 +94,7 @@ const SearchFormWithRef: ForwardRefRenderFunction<
             // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-no-literals
             name="query"
             onChange={update}
-            ref={ref}
+            ref={inputRef}
             // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-no-literals
             type="search"
             value={values.query}