diff --git a/resources/qml/dialogs/AliasEditor.qml b/resources/qml/dialogs/AliasEditor.qml
index 0d7b73fd..0f7ed332 100644
--- a/resources/qml/dialogs/AliasEditor.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/dialogs/AliasEditor.qml
@@ -132,13 +132,17 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             spacing: Nheko.paddingMedium
             Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-            TextField {
+            MatrixTextField {
                 id: newAliasVal
 
+                focus: true
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
-
+                selectByMouse: true
+                font.pixelSize: fontMetrics.font.pixelSize
+                color: Nheko.colors.text
                 placeholderText: qsTr("#new-alias:server.tld")
 
+                Component.onCompleted: forceActiveFocus()
                 Keys.onPressed: {
                     if (event.matches(StandardKey.InsertParagraphSeparator)) {
                         editingModel.addAlias(newAliasVal.text);