diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
index 6747e93..68b2afb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx
@@ -209,6 +209,22 @@ function PageEditor({
     editor?.setEditable(canEdit);
   }, [editor, canEdit]);
 
+  // Entering edit mode drops the caret straight into the content, so writing
+  // starts without an extra — and on empty pages pixel-precise — click. Skip
+  // when a text control (e.g. the title input) already holds focus: switching
+  // modes must not yank the caret out of it.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!editor || !canEdit) return;
+    const active = document.activeElement;
+    if (
+      active instanceof HTMLElement &&
+      (active.tagName === 'INPUT' || active.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || active.isContentEditable)
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+    editor.commands.focus();
+  }, [editor, canEdit]);
+
   // Active plugins feed the section-style stylesheets (read + edit mode) and
   // the toolbar's style picker (#75). Offline the query fails silently and
   // sections render with neutral styling — content stays intact.