diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.html b/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.html
index 81905e4d4..68c04bd5b 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.html
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                 </ion-item>
             </div>
             <ion-item>
-                <ion-input type="text" name="value" placeholder="{{ 'core.login.usernameoremail' | translate }}" formControlName="value" autocapitalize="none" autocorrect="off" [core-auto-focus]></ion-input>
+                <ion-input type="text" name="value" placeholder="{{ 'core.login.usernameoremail' | translate }}" formControlName="value" autocapitalize="none" autocorrect="off" [core-auto-focus]="autoFocus"></ion-input>
             </ion-item>
             <ion-item>
                 <button text-wrap ion-button block [disabled]="!myForm.valid">{{ 'core.courses.search' | translate }}</button>
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.ts b/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.ts
index 212840455..762b5fa96 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/forgotten-password/forgotten-password.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
-import { IonicPage, NavController, NavParams } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { IonicPage, NavController, NavParams, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { CoreEventsProvider } from '@providers/events';
 import { CoreSitesProvider } from '@providers/sites';
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ export class CoreLoginForgottenPasswordPage {
 
     myForm: FormGroup;
     siteUrl: string;
+    autoFocus: boolean;
 
     constructor(protected navCtrl: NavController,
             navParams: NavParams,
             fb: FormBuilder,
+            platform: Platform,
             protected translate: TranslateService,
             protected loginHelper: CoreLoginHelperProvider,
             protected domUtils: CoreDomUtilsProvider,
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ export class CoreLoginForgottenPasswordPage {
             protected sitesProvider: CoreSitesProvider) {
 
         this.siteUrl = navParams.get('siteUrl');
+        this.autoFocus = platform.is('tablet');
         this.myForm = fb.group({
             field: ['username', Validators.required],
             value: [navParams.get('username') || '', Validators.required]
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/site/site.html b/src/core/login/pages/site/site.html
index 714f8ad38..ccf57c53d 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/site/site.html
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/site/site.html
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
                 <ng-container *ngIf="siteSelector == 'url'">
                     <ion-item>
                         <ion-label stacked><h2>{{ 'core.login.siteaddress' | translate }}</h2></ion-label>
-                        <ion-input name="url" type="url" placeholder="https://campus.example.edu" formControlName="siteUrl" [core-auto-focus]="showKeyboard"></ion-input>
+                        <ion-input name="url" type="url" placeholder="https://campus.example.edu" formControlName="siteUrl" [core-auto-focus]="showKeyboard && !showScanQR"></ion-input>
                     </ion-item>
                 </ng-container>
                 <ng-container *ngIf="siteSelector != 'url'">
                     <ion-item>
                         <ion-label stacked><h2>{{ 'core.login.siteaddress' | translate }}</h2></ion-label>
-                        <ion-input name="url" placeholder="https://campus.example.edu" formControlName="siteUrl" [core-auto-focus]="showKeyboard" (ionChange)="searchSite($event, siteForm.value.siteUrl)"></ion-input>
+                        <ion-input name="url" placeholder="https://campus.example.edu" formControlName="siteUrl" [core-auto-focus]="showKeyboard && !showScanQR" (ionChange)="searchSite($event, siteForm.value.siteUrl)"></ion-input>
                     </ion-item>
 
                     <ion-list [class.hidden]="!hasSites && !enteredSiteUrl" class="core-login-site-list">