diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
index 50925449d9a6eb8e021862c7cc89b1395caea374..f9483bb4466f436c642a5a30add5f9b9ae2c9516 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions.ts
@@ -671,3 +671,11 @@ export const clearHistoryCommand: ICommandHandler = accessor => {
 	const searchHistoryService = accessor.get(ISearchHistoryService);
 	searchHistoryService.clearHistory();
 };
+
+export const focusSearchListCommand: ICommandHandler = accessor => {
+	const viewletService = accessor.get(IViewletService);
+	const panelService = accessor.get(IPanelService);
+	openSearchView(viewletService, panelService).then(searchView => {
+		searchView.moveFocusToResults();
+	});
+};
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts
index c1af207900027a2286b90b53c4174724c6618fe6..fb02650821ef314909e6f62e80176b24d382c75d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts
@@ -732,6 +732,10 @@ export class SearchView extends Viewlet implements IViewlet, IPanel {
 		return promise;
 	}
 
+	public moveFocusToResults(): void {
+		this.tree.domFocus();
+	}
+
 	public focus(): void {
 		super.focus();
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/constants.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/constants.ts
index 39abb302748c2f57d3783563a81db848f568da02..1f15c344c0e7d8379263e0df3a2d375d274051dc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/constants.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/common/constants.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const CopyPathCommandId = 'search.action.copyPath';
 export const CopyMatchCommandId = 'search.action.copyMatch';
 export const CopyAllCommandId = 'search.action.copyAll';
 export const ClearSearchHistoryCommandId = 'search.action.clearHistory';
+export const FocusSearchListCommandID = 'search.action.focusSearchList';
 export const ReplaceActionId = 'search.action.replace';
 export const ReplaceAllInFileActionId = 'search.action.replaceAllInFile';
 export const ReplaceAllInFolderActionId = 'search.action.replaceAllInFolder';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts
index bff2ceb88c9236003434ae81bd4af15ba6672282..6aabebef7d994734372d8cf15596a4e888ec1eed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/electron-browser/search.contribution.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import { getMultiSelectedResources } from 'vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/file
 import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
 import { PanelRegistry, Extensions as PanelExtensions, PanelDescriptor } from 'vs/workbench/browser/panel';
 import { IPanelService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panel/common/panelService';
-import { openSearchView, getSearchView, ReplaceAllInFolderAction, ReplaceAllAction, CloseReplaceAction, FocusNextSearchResultAction, FocusPreviousSearchResultAction, ReplaceInFilesAction, FindInFilesAction, toggleCaseSensitiveCommand, toggleRegexCommand, CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction, toggleWholeWordCommand, RemoveAction, ReplaceAction, ClearSearchResultsAction, copyPathCommand, copyMatchCommand, copyAllCommand, clearHistoryCommand, FocusNextInputAction, FocusPreviousInputAction, RefreshAction } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions';
+import { openSearchView, getSearchView, ReplaceAllInFolderAction, ReplaceAllAction, CloseReplaceAction, FocusNextSearchResultAction, FocusPreviousSearchResultAction, ReplaceInFilesAction, FindInFilesAction, toggleCaseSensitiveCommand, toggleRegexCommand, CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction, toggleWholeWordCommand, RemoveAction, ReplaceAction, ClearSearchResultsAction, copyPathCommand, copyMatchCommand, copyAllCommand, clearHistoryCommand, FocusNextInputAction, FocusPreviousInputAction, RefreshAction, focusSearchListCommand } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions';
 import { VIEW_ID, ISearchConfigurationProperties } from 'vs/platform/search/common/search';
 import { IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { LifecyclePhase } from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
@@ -331,6 +331,19 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.SearchContext, {
 	order: 1
 });
 
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
+	id: Constants.FocusSearchListCommandID,
+	handler: focusSearchListCommand
+});
+
+const focusSearchListCommandLabel = nls.localize('focusSearchListCommandLabel', "Focus List");
+const FocusSearchListCommand: ICommandAction = {
+	id: Constants.FocusSearchListCommandID,
+	title: focusSearchListCommandLabel,
+	category
+};
+MenuRegistry.addCommand(FocusSearchListCommand);
+
 const FIND_IN_FOLDER_ID = 'filesExplorer.findInFolder';
 CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
 	id: FIND_IN_FOLDER_ID,