diff --git a/addons/project/views/project_views.xml b/addons/project/views/project_views.xml
index 1fac04fdca6..5283c85f891 100644
--- a/addons/project/views/project_views.xml
+++ b/addons/project/views/project_views.xml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
                 <p class="o_view_nocontent_smiling_face">
                     Create a new project
                 </p><p>
-                    Or <a type="action" name="%(project.ir_actions_server_project_sample)d">activate a sample project</a> to play with.
+                    Or <a type="action" name="%(project.ir_actions_server_project_sample)d" tabindex="1000">activate a sample project</a> to play with.
                 </p>
             </field>
         </record>