--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/SvnCommitDialog.py	Wed Feb 08 19:24:21 2017 +0100
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/SvnCommitDialog.py	Wed Feb 08 19:28:44 2017 +0100
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
         self.recentComboBox.addItem("")
         self.recentComboBox.addItems(self.recentCommitMessages)
         
+        self.logEdit.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
+        
     def logMessage(self):
         """
         Public method to retrieve the log message.