diff --git a/app/components/optimized-power-select/component.js b/app/components/optimized-power-select/component.js
index 0550e9871..f08b7dcce 100644
--- a/app/components/optimized-power-select/component.js
+++ b/app/components/optimized-power-select/component.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
 import Component from "@glimmer/component";
 
 export default class OptimizedPowerSelectComponent extends Component {
   get extra() {
     return this.args.extra ?? {};
   }
+
+  @action
+  onFocus({ actions, isOpen }) {
+    if (!isOpen) {
+      actions.open();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/optimized-power-select/template.hbs b/app/components/optimized-power-select/template.hbs
index 633b72877..166867456 100644
--- a/app/components/optimized-power-select/template.hbs
+++ b/app/components/optimized-power-select/template.hbs
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
   @triggerComponent={{component "optimized-power-select/trigger"}}
   @onChange={{@onChange}}
   @extra={{this.extra}}
+  @onFocus={{this.onFocus}}
 />