diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/filters.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/filters.css
index 5999d2598..0ca86f4ee 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/filters.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/filters.css
@@ -106,12 +106,19 @@
   .filter__terms:is(.input) {
     --input-background: var(--color-canvas);
     --input-border-radius: 5em;
-    --input-padding: 0.5em 2.3em 0.5em 1.3em;
+    --input-padding: 0.5em 1.3em;
+    --input-width: 24ch;
+    --collapsed-filter-space: calc(var(--btn-size) + var(--inline-space-half) + 0.25em);
 
-    inline-size: 25ch;
-    min-inline-size: 25ch;
+    inline-size: var(--input-width);
+    min-inline-size: var(--input-width);
 
     .filters:not(.filters--expanded, .filters--has-filters-set) & {
+      --input-padding: 0.5em 2.7em 0.5em 1.3em;
+
+      inline-size: calc(var(--input-width) + var(--collapsed-filter-space));
+      min-inline-size: calc(var(--input-width) + var(--collapsed-filter-space));
+
       margin-inline-end: calc((var(--btn-size) + var(--inline-space-half) + 0.25em) * -1);
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js
index a6b8192c9..813c69ef6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     }
   }
 
+  focus(event) {
+    if (this.#isClickable && !this.#shouldIgnore(event)) {
+      event.preventDefault()
+      this.element.focus()
+    }
+  }
+
   #shouldIgnore(event) {
     return event.defaultPrevented || event.target.closest("input, textarea, lexxy-editor")
   }
diff --git a/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb b/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb
index 0d2f48b4e..dbc005b02 100644
--- a/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-<%= form.search_field "terms[]", placeholder: "Filter these cards…", class: "filter__terms input txt-x-small",
+<%= form.search_field "terms[]", placeholder: "Filter these cards… [F]", class: "filter__terms input txt-x-small",
       autofocus: false, autocomplete: :off, autocorrect: "off", data: {
             "1p-ignore": "true",
+            controller: "hotkey",
             filter_settings_target: "field",
-            action: "input->filter-settings#resetIfNoFiltering input->form#debouncedSubmit keydown.enter->form#submitToTopTarget" } %>
+            action: "keydown.f@document->hotkey#focus input->filter-settings#resetIfNoFiltering input->form#debouncedSubmit keydown.enter->form#submitToTopTarget" } %>
 
 <% if filter.terms.present? %>
   <% filter.terms.each do |term| %>