diff --git a/src/Creatable.js b/src/Creatable.js
index 145c568aa3..f1f3fe33e5 100644
--- a/src/Creatable.js
+++ b/src/Creatable.js
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ const Creatable = React.createClass({
 		}
 	},
 
+	focus () {
+		this.select.focus();
+	},
+
 	render () {
 		const {
 			newOptionCreator,
diff --git a/test/Creatable-test.js b/test/Creatable-test.js
index 968478fd9a..45014c105a 100644
--- a/test/Creatable-test.js
+++ b/test/Creatable-test.js
@@ -237,4 +237,17 @@ describe('Creatable', () => {
 		createControl({ onInputKeyDown: event => done() });
 		return creatableInstance.onInputKeyDown({ keyCode: 97 });
 	});
+
+	describe('.focus()', () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			createControl({});
+			TestUtils.Simulate.blur(filterInputNode);
+		});
+
+		it('focuses the search input', () => {
+			expect(filterInputNode, 'not to equal', document.activeElement);
+			creatableInstance.focus();
+			expect(filterInputNode, 'to equal', document.activeElement);
+		});
+	});
 });