diff --git a/modules/game_modaldialog/modaldialog.lua b/modules/game_modaldialog/modaldialog.lua
index 7c89ca10..0cfea436 100644
--- a/modules/game_modaldialog/modaldialog.lua
+++ b/modules/game_modaldialog/modaldialog.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ function onModalDialog(id, title, message, buttons, enterButton, escapeButton, c
   if #choices > 0 then
     choiceList:setVisible(true)
     choiceScrollbar:setVisible(true)
-
+    choiceList:focusChild(choiceList:getFirstChild())
+    
     additionalHeight = math.min(modalDialog.maximumChoices, math.max(modalDialog.minimumChoices, #choices)) * labelHeight
     additionalHeight = additionalHeight + choiceList:getPaddingTop() + choiceList:getPaddingBottom()
   end
@@ -114,4 +115,4 @@ function onModalDialog(id, title, message, buttons, enterButton, escapeButton, c
 
   modalDialog.onEnter = enterFunc
   modalDialog.onEscape = escapeFunc
-end
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+end