diff --git a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/SearchBarProxy.java b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/SearchBarProxy.java
index cdb2eb60691..60977e4f7af 100644
--- a/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/SearchBarProxy.java
+++ b/android/modules/ui/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/ui/SearchBarProxy.java
@@ -62,4 +62,14 @@ public String getApiName()
 	{
 		return "Ti.UI.SearchBar";
 	}
+
+	@Kroll.getProperty(name = "focused")
+	public boolean isFocused()
+	{
+		TiUIView v = peekView();
+		if (v != null) {
+			return v.isFocused();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 }