diff --git a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
index 1533b862c0f..c21a1f67e01 100755
--- a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
@@ -1916,6 +1916,15 @@ export class MultiSelect implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, AfterContentInit, Aft
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                if (this.filterInputChild && this.filterInputChild.nativeElement) {
+                    this.preventModelTouched = true;
+
+                    if (this.autofocusFilter) {
+                        this.filterInputChild.nativeElement.focus();
+                    }
+                }
+
                 this.onPanelShow.emit();
             case 'void':
                 this.itemsWrapper = null;