diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py
index 417465929..da4b2b534 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py
@@ -176,12 +176,24 @@ class ProfileSetter:
         """Initialize settings on the given profile."""
         self.set_http_headers()
         self.set_http_cache_size()
-        self._profile.settings().setAttribute(
-            QWebEngineSettings.FullScreenSupportEnabled, True)
+        self._init_attributes()
+
         if qtutils.version_check('5.8'):
             self._profile.setSpellCheckEnabled(True)
             self.set_dictionary_language()
 
+    def _init_attributes(self):
+        """Initialize hard-coded attributes."""
+        values = {
+            'FullScreenSupportEnabled': True,
+            'FocusOnNavigationEnabled': True,
+        }
+        settings = self._profile.settings()
+        for name, value in values.items():
+            attr = getattr(QWebEngineSettings, name, None)
+            if attr is not None:
+                settings.setAttribute(attr, value)
+
     def set_http_headers(self):
         """Set the user agent and accept-language for the given profile.