diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.test.tsx b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.test.tsx
index 4fa73117a405..a37d89611187 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.test.tsx
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.test.tsx
@@ -110,4 +110,25 @@ describe('Test EntityDelete Modal Component', () => {
 
     expect(await screen.findByText('label.soft-delete')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('should focus the input box on open', async () => {
+    // since the focus is set using setTimeout, we need to use fake timers
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    await act(async () => {
+      render(<EntityDeleteModal {...mockProp} visible />, {
+        wrapper: MemoryRouter,
+      });
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      jest.runAllTimers();
+    });
+
+    const inputBox = await screen.findByTestId('confirmation-text-input');
+
+    // Check if element is focused
+    expect(inputBox).toHaveFocus();
+
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.tsx b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.tsx
index d4585f461a93..e96609410fa5 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.tsx
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Modals/EntityDeleteModal/EntityDeleteModal.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Button, Input, Modal, Typography } from 'antd';
+import { Button, Input, InputRef, Modal, Typography } from 'antd';
 import { t } from 'i18next';
-import React, { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, {
+  ChangeEvent,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
 import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Transi18next } from '../../../utils/CommonUtils';
 import { EntityDeleteModalProp } from './EntityDeleteModal.interface';
@@ -27,6 +33,7 @@ const EntityDeleteModal = ({
   visible,
   bodyText,
 }: EntityDeleteModalProp) => {
+  const deleteTextInputRef = useRef<InputRef>(null);
   const [name, setName] = useState('');
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
 
@@ -45,6 +52,20 @@ const EntityDeleteModal = ({
   // To remove the entered text in the modal input after modal closed
   useEffect(() => {
     setName('');
+
+    // Using this method to autoFocus Input element since directly calling focus() doesn't work
+    // for the inputs inside modal. Ref - https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/issues/8668
+    let timeout: number;
+
+    if (visible) {
+      timeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        deleteTextInputRef.current?.focus();
+      }, 1);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+    };
   }, [visible]);
 
   return (
@@ -112,11 +133,13 @@ const EntityDeleteModal = ({
           </Trans>
         </Typography>
         <Input
+          autoFocus
           autoComplete="off"
           data-testid="confirmation-text-input"
           disabled={saving}
           name="entityName"
           placeholder={t('label.delete-uppercase')}
+          ref={deleteTextInputRef}
           type="text"
           value={name}
           onChange={handleOnChange}