diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts
index 9ad2bfce5f911e12c225dd4a9d239174b5a4111f..e2772b304ac875af3f3b11f565b503fac56da59a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/browser/tunnelView.ts
@@ -498,6 +498,11 @@ export class TunnelPanel extends ViewPane {
 		return this.titleActions;
 	}
 
+	focus(): void {
+		super.focus();
+		this.tree.domFocus();
+	}
+
 	private onContextMenu(treeEvent: ITreeContextMenuEvent<ITunnelItem | ITunnelGroup>, actionRunner: ActionRunner): void {
 		if (!(treeEvent.element instanceof TunnelItem)) {
 			return;