diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index df377b3..b79c04c 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2858,6 +2858,10 @@ void MainWindow::on_menuWindow_aboutToShow(){
     ui->actionShow_Band_Heartbeats_and_ACKs->setEnabled(ui->actionShow_Band_Activity->isChecked());
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionFocus_Message_Receive_Area_triggered(){
+    ui->textEditRX->setFocus();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_actionFocus_Message_Reply_Area_triggered(){
     ui->extFreeTextMsgEdit->setFocus();
 }
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 8cd8994..952db2e 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ private slots:
   void on_actionCheck_for_Updates_triggered();
   void on_actionEnable_Spotting_toggled(bool checked);
   void on_menuWindow_aboutToShow();
+  void on_actionFocus_Message_Receive_Area_triggered();
   void on_actionFocus_Message_Reply_Area_triggered();
   void on_actionFocus_Band_Activity_Table_triggered();
   void on_actionFocus_Call_Activity_Table_triggered();
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index fa25197..0ea9edd 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -4793,6 +4793,7 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
      <property name="title">
       <string>Set Focus...</string>
      </property>
+     <addaction name="actionFocus_Message_Receive_Area"/>
      <addaction name="actionFocus_Message_Reply_Area"/>
      <addaction name="actionFocus_Band_Activity_Table"/>
      <addaction name="actionFocus_Call_Activity_Table"/>
@@ -5800,6 +5801,14 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <string>Enable Heartbeat Acknowledgments (ACK)</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionFocus_Message_Receive_Area">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Message Receive Area</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+Alt+R</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>