diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt
index 123fbd82..3cfada61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.notes.fragments
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.graphics.Typeface
 import android.os.Bundle
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import android.text.Editable
 import android.text.Selection
 import android.text.TextWatcher
@@ -89,6 +88,11 @@ class NoteFragment : androidx.fragment.app.Fragment() {
                     setText(fileContents)
                 }
                 skipTextUpdating = false
+
+                if (config.showKeyboard) {
+                    requestFocus()
+                }
+
                 setSelection(if (config.placeCursorToEnd) text.length else 0)
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_new_note.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_new_note.xml
index b5757f33..bccc6120 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_new_note.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_new_note.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
-    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
-    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin">
+    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin">
 
     <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyEditText
         android:id="@+id/note_name"
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
         android:inputType="textCapSentences"
         android:textCursorDrawable="@null"
         android:textSize="@dimen/normal_text_size"/>
+
 </LinearLayout>