diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_relational_widgets.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_relational_widgets.js
index a471d0fd3a5..d4c67db5218 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_relational_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_relational_widgets.js
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ var X2ManyList = ListView.List.extend({
                         }
                         def = self.view.save_edition();
                     }
-                    $.when(def).done(setTimeout(self.view.do_add_record.bind(self), 100));
+                    $.when(def).done(self.view.do_add_record.bind(self));
                 }));
 
         var $padding = this.$current.find('tr:not([data-id]):first');
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view_editable.js
index 3dde29e25a2..02f810e5c66 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view_editable.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ ListView.include(/** @lends instance.web.ListView# */{
                         });
                     }
                     if (fields[focus_field]) {
-                        fields[focus_field].$el.find('input, textarea').andSelf().filter('input, textarea').select();
+                        fields[focus_field].$el.find('input, textarea').andSelf().filter('input, textarea').focus();
                     }
                     return record.attributes;
                 });