diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/passwordverificationform.html b/r2/r2/templates/passwordverificationform.html
index ffb0cd255..8a900cc90 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/passwordverificationform.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/passwordverificationform.html
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
       % if thing.dest:
           <input type="hidden" name="dest" value="${thing.dest}" />
       % endif
-      <input type="password" name="password" />
+      <input type="password" name="password" tabindex="1" />
       ${error_field("WRONG_PASSWORD", "password")}
       </%utils:round_field>
 
-      <p><button type="submit" class="btn">${_('turn admin on')}</button></p>
+      <p><button type="submit" class="btn" tabindex="1">${_('turn admin on')}</button></p>
       <p class="status error"></p>
     </div>
   </form>