diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
index d3cc90ef99..66edb25d64 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
             new KeyBinding(InputKey.Left, GlobalAction.SeekReplayBackward),
             new KeyBinding(InputKey.Right, GlobalAction.SeekReplayForward),
             new KeyBinding(InputKey.Control, GlobalAction.HoldForHUD),
+            new KeyBinding(InputKey.Tab, GlobalAction.FocusChatInput),
         };
 
         public IEnumerable<KeyBinding> SongSelectKeyBindings => new[]
@@ -280,5 +281,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
 
         [Description("Seek replay backward")]
         SeekReplayBackward,
+
+        [Description("Focus chat")]
+        FocusChatInput
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/GameplayChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/GameplayChatDisplay.cs
index 5b33fa1844..40da8d0a84 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/GameplayChatDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/GameplayChatDisplay.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match.Components;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
 {
-    public class GameplayChatDisplay : MatchChatDisplay
+    public class GameplayChatDisplay : MatchChatDisplay, IKeyBindingHandler<GlobalAction>
     {
         [Resolved]
         private ILocalUserPlayInfo localUserInfo { get; set; }
@@ -58,5 +60,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
 
             Expanded.BindValueChanged(expandedChanged, true);
         }
+
+        public bool OnPressed(GlobalAction action)
+        {
+            switch (action)
+            {
+                case GlobalAction.FocusChatInput:
+                    Textbox.TakeFocus();
+                    return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public void OnReleased(GlobalAction action)
+        {
+        }
     }
 }