diff --git a/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/PINSecurityLockDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/PINSecurityLockDialog.kt
index fb27195..5e834b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/PINSecurityLockDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/PINSecurityLockDialog.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
 import com.jakewharton.rxbinding3.widget.textChanges
 import cy.agorise.bitsybitshareswallet.R
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ class PINSecurityLockDialog : BaseSecurityLockDialog() {
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
+        // Request focus to the PIN EditText and automatically show the keyboard when the dialog appears.
+        tietPIN.requestFocus()
+        dialog.window?.setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
+
         setupScreen()
 
         // Listens to the event when the user clicks the 'Enter' button in the keyboard and acts accordingly