diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/common.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/common.coffee
index 0113b34d..d7c660cf 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/common.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/common.coffee
@@ -386,3 +386,12 @@ Svg = () ->
     }
 
 module.directive("tgSvg", [Svg])
+
+Autofocus = ($timeout) ->
+  return {
+    restrict: 'A',
+    link : ($scope, $element) ->
+      $timeout -> $element[0].focus()
+  }
+
+module.directive('tgAutofocus', ['$timeout', Autofocus])
diff --git a/app/partials/task/related-task-create-form.jade b/app/partials/task/related-task-create-form.jade
index 3110a132..69cce1d0 100644
--- a/app/partials/task/related-task-create-form.jade
+++ b/app/partials/task/related-task-create-form.jade
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .row.single-related-task.related-task-create-form.active(ng-if="openNewRelatedTask")
     .task-name
-        input(type='text', autofocus, placeholder="{{'TASK.PLACEHOLDER_SUBJECT' | translate}}")
+        input(type='text', tg-autofocus, placeholder="{{'TASK.PLACEHOLDER_SUBJECT' | translate}}")
     .task-settings
         a.save-task(ng-click="save()" title="{{'COMMON.SAVE' | translate}}")
             tg-svg(svg-icon="icon-save")