diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityRichTextEditor.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityRichTextEditor.tsx
index a9fa9a3e27..308d3c561a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityRichTextEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityRichTextEditor.tsx
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ export const ActivityRichTextEditor = ({
     dependencies: [editor],
   });
 
-  const handleAllKeys = (keyboardEvent: KeyboardEvent) => {
+  const focusRichTextEditorWhenFocusOnSidePanel = (
+    keyboardEvent: KeyboardEvent,
+  ) => {
     if (keyboardEvent.key === Key.Escape) {
       return;
     }
@@ -378,9 +380,9 @@ export const ActivityRichTextEditor = ({
 
   useHotkeysOnFocusedElement({
     keys: '*',
-    callback: handleAllKeys,
+    callback: focusRichTextEditorWhenFocusOnSidePanel,
     focusId: SIDE_PANEL_FOCUS_ID,
-    dependencies: [handleAllKeys],
+    dependencies: [focusRichTextEditorWhenFocusOnSidePanel],
   });
 
   const { labelIdentifierFieldMetadataItem } =
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ export const ActivityRichTextEditor = ({
           focusId: activityId,
           globalHotkeysConfig: {
             enableGlobalHotkeysConflictingWithKeyboard: false,
-            enableGlobalHotkeysWithModifiers: false,
+            enableGlobalHotkeysWithModifiers: true,
           },
         });
       },
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/CommandMenuTopBar.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/CommandMenuTopBar.tsx
index 586106b1d1..f34c230b9c 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/CommandMenuTopBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/CommandMenuTopBar.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ import { CommandMenuTopBarRightCornerIcon } from '@/command-menu/components/Comm
 import { COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_BAR_HEIGHT } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchBarHeight';
 import { COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_BAR_HEIGHT_MOBILE } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchBarHeightMobile';
 import { COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_BAR_PADDING } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchBarPadding';
+import { COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchInputFocusId';
 import { useCommandMenu } from '@/command-menu/hooks/useCommandMenu';
 import { useCommandMenuContextChips } from '@/command-menu/hooks/useCommandMenuContextChips';
 import { commandMenuNavigationStackState } from '@/command-menu/states/commandMenuNavigationStackState';
 import { commandMenuPageState } from '@/command-menu/states/commandMenuPageState';
 import { commandMenuSearchState } from '@/command-menu/states/commandMenuSearchState';
 import { CommandMenuPages } from '@/command-menu/types/CommandMenuPages';
+import { usePushFocusItemToFocusStack } from '@/ui/utilities/focus/hooks/usePushFocusItemToFocusStack';
+import { useRemoveFocusItemFromFocusStackById } from '@/ui/utilities/focus/hooks/useRemoveFocusItemFromFocusStackById';
+import { FocusComponentType } from '@/ui/utilities/focus/types/FocusComponentType';
 import { useTheme } from '@emotion/react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react/macro';
@@ -100,6 +104,29 @@ export const CommandMenuTopBar = () => {
 
   const { contextChips } = useCommandMenuContextChips();
 
+  const { pushFocusItemToFocusStack } = usePushFocusItemToFocusStack();
+  const { removeFocusItemFromFocusStackById } =
+    useRemoveFocusItemFromFocusStackById();
+
+  const handleInputFocus = () => {
+    pushFocusItemToFocusStack({
+      focusId: COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+      component: {
+        type: FocusComponentType.TEXT_INPUT,
+        instanceId: COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+      },
+      globalHotkeysConfig: {
+        enableGlobalHotkeysConflictingWithKeyboard: false,
+      },
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleInputBlur = () => {
+    removeFocusItemFromFocusStackById({
+      focusId: COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+    });
+  };
+
   const canGoBack = commandMenuNavigationStack.length > 1;
 
   const shouldShowCloseButton =
@@ -148,11 +175,13 @@ export const CommandMenuTopBar = () => {
           commandMenuPage === CommandMenuPages.SearchRecords) && (
           <>
             <StyledInput
-              data-testid="command-menu-search-input"
+              data-testid={COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID}
               ref={inputRef}
               value={commandMenuSearch}
               placeholder={t`Type anything...`}
               onChange={handleSearchChange}
+              onFocus={handleInputFocus}
+              onBlur={handleInputBlur}
             />
             <CommandMenuTopBarInputFocusEffect inputRef={inputRef} />
           </>
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/__stories__/CommandMenu.stories.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/__stories__/CommandMenu.stories.tsx
index c2a2855113..256f811f02 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/__stories__/CommandMenu.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/components/__stories__/CommandMenu.stories.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ActionMenuComponentInstanceContext } from '@/action-menu/states/context
 import { currentUserWorkspaceState } from '@/auth/states/currentUserWorkspaceState';
 import { CommandMenuRouter } from '@/command-menu/components/CommandMenuRouter';
 import { COMMAND_MENU_COMPONENT_INSTANCE_ID } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuComponentInstanceId';
+import { COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchInputFocusId';
 import { commandMenuNavigationStackState } from '@/command-menu/states/commandMenuNavigationStackState';
 import { isCommandMenuOpenedState } from '@/command-menu/states/isCommandMenuOpenedState';
 import { CommandMenuPages } from '@/command-menu/types/CommandMenuPages';
@@ -151,7 +152,9 @@ export const LimitedPermissions: Story = {
 export const MatchingNavigate: Story = {
   play: async () => {
     const canvas = within(document.body);
-    const searchInput = await canvas.findByTestId('command-menu-search-input');
+    const searchInput = await canvas.findByTestId(
+      COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+    );
     await sleep(openTimeout);
     await userEvent.type(searchInput, 'ta');
     expect(await canvas.findByText('Go to Tasks')).toBeVisible();
@@ -161,7 +164,9 @@ export const MatchingNavigate: Story = {
 export const MatchingNavigateShortcuts: Story = {
   play: async () => {
     const canvas = within(document.body);
-    const searchInput = await canvas.findByTestId('command-menu-search-input');
+    const searchInput = await canvas.findByTestId(
+      COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+    );
     await sleep(openTimeout);
     await userEvent.type(searchInput, 'gp');
     expect(await canvas.findByText('Go to People')).toBeVisible();
@@ -186,7 +191,9 @@ export const MatchingNavigateShortcuts: Story = {
 export const NoResultsSearchFallback: Story = {
   play: async () => {
     const canvas = within(document.body);
-    const searchInput = await canvas.findByTestId('command-menu-search-input');
+    const searchInput = await canvas.findByTestId(
+      COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+    );
     await sleep(openTimeout);
     await userEvent.type(searchInput, 'input without results');
     expect(await canvas.findByText('No results found')).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchInputFocusId.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchInputFocusId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35ce16675f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchInputFocusId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID = 'command-menu-search-input';
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/hooks/useCommandMenu.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/hooks/useCommandMenu.ts
index 9c0641b252..8ca678d8bd 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/hooks/useCommandMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/command-menu/hooks/useCommandMenu.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useRecoilCallback } from 'recoil';
 
 import { commandMenuSearchState } from '@/command-menu/states/commandMenuSearchState';
 
+import { COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID } from '@/command-menu/constants/CommandMenuSearchInputFocusId';
 import { SIDE_PANEL_FOCUS_ID } from '@/command-menu/constants/SidePanelFocusId';
 import { useNavigateCommandMenu } from '@/command-menu/hooks/useNavigateCommandMenu';
 import { isCommandMenuClosingState } from '@/command-menu/states/isCommandMenuClosingState';
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ export const useCommandMenu = () => {
           set(isCommandMenuClosingState, true);
           set(isDragSelectionStartEnabledState, true);
           closeAnyOpenDropdown();
+          removeFocusItemFromFocusStackById({
+            focusId: COMMAND_MENU_SEARCH_INPUT_FOCUS_ID,
+          });
           removeFocusItemFromFocusStackById({
             focusId: SIDE_PANEL_FOCUS_ID,
           });