diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml
index 10dd4897e3..916ef434b6 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ ModalWindow {
                     upButton.enabled = Qt.binding(function() { return (model.parentFolder && model.parentFolder != "") ? true : false; });
                     showFiles = !root.selectDirectory
                 }
-                onFolderChanged: fileTableView.currentRow = 0;
+                onFolderChanged: {
+                    fileTableView.selection.clear();
+                    fileTableView.selection.select(0);
+                    fileTableView.currentRow = 0;
+                }
             }
 
             function navigateToRow(row) {
@@ -199,6 +203,59 @@ ModalWindow {
                     okAction.trigger();
                 }
             }
+
+            property string prefix: ""
+
+            function addToPrefix(event) {
+                if (!event.text || event.text === "") {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                var newPrefix = prefix + event.text.toLowerCase();
+                var matchedIndex = -1;
+                for (var i = 0; i < model.count; ++i) {
+                    var name = model.get(i, "fileName").toLowerCase();
+                    if (0 === name.indexOf(newPrefix)) {
+                        matchedIndex = i;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (matchedIndex !== -1) {
+                    fileTableView.selection.clear();
+                    fileTableView.selection.select(matchedIndex);
+                    fileTableView.currentRow = matchedIndex;
+                    fileTableView.prefix = newPrefix;
+                }
+                prefixClearTimer.restart();
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            Timer {
+                id: prefixClearTimer
+                interval: 1000
+                repeat: false
+                running: false
+                onTriggered: fileTableView.prefix = "";
+            }
+
+            Keys.onPressed: {
+                switch (event.key) {
+                case Qt.Key_Backspace:
+                case Qt.Key_Tab:
+                case Qt.Key_Backtab:
+                    event.accepted = false;
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    if (addToPrefix(event)) {
+                        event.accepted = true
+                    } else {
+                        event.accepted = false;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+
+            }
         }
 
         TextField {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/fileDialog/FileTableView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/fileDialog/FileTableView.qml
index de9126c987..93cdeebab0 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/fileDialog/FileTableView.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/fileDialog/FileTableView.qml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 TableView {
     id: root
+    onActiveFocusChanged:  {
+        if (activeFocus && currentRow == -1) {
+            root.selection.select(0)
+        }
+    }
 
     itemDelegate: Component {
         Item {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml
index f61bf3f96d..8834c1d8bc 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Window {
             }
 
             ScrollView {
+                onActiveFocusChanged: if (activeFocus && listView.currentItem) { listView.currentItem.forceActiveFocus(); }
                 anchors {
                     top: allButtons.bottom;
                     left: parent.left;
@@ -103,54 +104,57 @@ Window {
                     id: listView
                     clip: true
                     anchors { fill: parent; margins: 0 }
-
                     model: runningScriptsModel
-
-                    delegate: Rectangle {
-                        id: rectangle
-                        clip: true
-                        radius: 3
+                    delegate: FocusScope {
+                        id: scope
                         anchors { left: parent.left; right: parent.right }
-
                         height: scriptName.height + 12 + (ListView.isCurrentItem ? scriptName.height + 6 : 0)
-                        color: ListView.isCurrentItem ? "#39f" :
-                                   index % 2 ? "#ddd" : "#eee"
-
-                        Text {
-                            id: scriptName
-                            anchors { left: parent.left; leftMargin: 4; top: parent.top; topMargin:6 }
-                            text: name
-                        }
-
-                        Text {
-                            id: scriptUrl
-                            anchors { left: scriptName.left; right: parent.right; rightMargin: 4; top: scriptName.bottom; topMargin: 6 }
-                            text: url
-                            elide: Text.ElideMiddle
-                        }
-
-                        MouseArea {
+                        Keys.onDownPressed: listView.incrementCurrentIndex()
+                        Keys.onUpPressed: listView.decrementCurrentIndex()
+                        Rectangle {
+                            id: rectangle
                             anchors.fill: parent
-                            onClicked: listView.currentIndex = index
-                        }
+                            clip: true
+                            radius: 3
+                            color: scope.ListView.isCurrentItem ? "#79f" :
+                                                            index % 2 ? "#ddd" : "#eee"
 
-                        Row {
-                            anchors.verticalCenter: scriptName.verticalCenter
-                            anchors.right: parent.right
-                            anchors.rightMargin: 4
-                            spacing: 4
-                            HifiControls.FontAwesome {
-                                text: "\uf021"; size: scriptName.height;
-                                MouseArea {
-                                    anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2; }
-                                    onClicked: reloadScript(model.url)
-                                }
+                            Text {
+                                id: scriptName
+                                anchors { left: parent.left; leftMargin: 4; top: parent.top; topMargin:6 }
+                                text: name
                             }
-                            HifiControls.FontAwesome {
-                                size: scriptName.height; text: "\uf00d"
-                                MouseArea {
-                                    anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2; }
-                                    onClicked: stopScript(model.url)
+
+                            Text {
+                                id: scriptUrl
+                                anchors { left: scriptName.left; right: parent.right; rightMargin: 4; top: scriptName.bottom; topMargin: 6 }
+                                text: url
+                                elide: Text.ElideMiddle
+                            }
+
+                            MouseArea {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                onClicked: { listView.currentIndex = index; scope.forceActiveFocus(); }
+                            }
+
+                            Row {
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: scriptName.verticalCenter
+                                anchors.right: parent.right
+                                anchors.rightMargin: 4
+                                spacing: 4
+                                HifiControls.FontAwesome {
+                                    text: "\uf021"; size: scriptName.height;
+                                    MouseArea {
+                                        anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2; }
+                                        onClicked: reloadScript(model.url)
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                HifiControls.FontAwesome {
+                                    size: scriptName.height; text: "\uf00d"
+                                    MouseArea {
+                                        anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2; }
+                                        onClicked: stopScript(model.url)
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ Window {
                 anchors.bottom: treeView.top
                 anchors.bottomMargin: 8
                 placeholderText: "filter"
+                focus: true
                 onTextChanged: scriptsModel.filterRegExp =  new RegExp("^.*" + text + ".*$", "i")
                 Component.onCompleted: scriptsModel.filterRegExp = new RegExp("^.*$", "i")
             }
@@ -232,7 +237,6 @@ Window {
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 headerVisible: false
-                focus: true
                 // FIXME doesn't work?
                 onDoubleClicked: isExpanded(index) ? collapse(index) : expand(index)
                 // FIXME not triggered by double click?
@@ -258,14 +262,14 @@ Window {
                     console.log("Desktop size " + Qt.size(desktop.width, desktop.height));
                 }
 
-                TableViewColumn { 
+                TableViewColumn {
                     title: "Name";
                     role: "display";
-//                    delegate: Text {
-//                        text: styleData.value
-//                        renderType: Text.QtRendering
-//                        elite: styleData.elideMode
-//                    }
+                    //                    delegate: Text {
+                    //                        text: styleData.value
+                    //                        renderType: Text.QtRendering
+                    //                        elite: styleData.elideMode
+                    //                    }
                 }
             }