diff --git a/app/views/users/search_user_course.js.erb b/app/views/users/search_user_course.js.erb
index 60ddd6d9c..2a0c98cad 100644
--- a/app/views/users/search_user_course.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/search_user_course.js.erb
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ $('#ajax-modal').siblings().remove();
 $('#ajax-modal').before("<a href='javascript:void(0)' onclick='closePopUp();' style='margin-left: 435px;' class='resourceClose'></a>");
 $('#ajax-modal').parent().css("top","").css("left","");
 $('#ajax-modal').parent().addClass("popbox").addClass("resourceUploadPopup");
-$('#ajax-modal').css("padding-left","16px").css("padding-bottom","16px");
\ No newline at end of file
+$('#ajax-modal').css("padding-left","16px").css("padding-bottom","16px");
+var val =  $("#search_course_input").val();
+$("#search_course_input").val("").focus().val(val);
diff --git a/app/views/users/search_user_project.js.erb b/app/views/users/search_user_project.js.erb
index 26a0f265c..f38d9edc8 100644
--- a/app/views/users/search_user_project.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/search_user_project.js.erb
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ $('#ajax-modal').before("<a href='javascript:void(0)' onclick='closePopUp();' st
 $('#ajax-modal').parent().css("top","").css("left","");
 $('#ajax-modal').parent().addClass("resourceUploadPopup").addClass("popbox")
 $('#ajax-modal').css("padding-left","16px").css("padding-bottom","16px");
+//$("#search_project_input").focus();
+var val =  $("#search_project_input").val();
+$("#search_project_input").val("").focus().val(val);