diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/GitResetDialog.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/GitResetDialog.java
index 6600ee256acd..6f98e4c0d224 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/GitResetDialog.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/GitResetDialog.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import git4idea.commands.GitCommand;
 import git4idea.commands.GitLineHandler;
 import git4idea.i18n.GitBundle;
 import git4idea.util.GitUIUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -101,6 +102,12 @@ public class GitResetDialog extends DialogWrapper {
     init();
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public JComponent getPreferredFocusedComponent() {
+    return myCommitTextField;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Validate
    */