diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
index b3c57bce832..66445788682 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ var ColumnQuickCreate = Widget.extend({
         this.$input = this.$('input');
         return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     },
+    /**
+     * Called each time the quick create is attached into the DOM
+     */
+    on_attach_callback: function () {
+        if (!this.folded) {
+            this.$input.focus();
+        }
+    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Public
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
index 3fe6046ea82..b26ff2360ef 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ var KanbanController = BasicController.extend({
         this.on_create = params.on_create;
         this.hasButtons = params.hasButtons;
     },
+    /**
+     * Called each time the kanban view is attached into the DOM.
+     */
+    on_attach_callback: function () {
+        this.renderer.on_attach_callback();
+    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Public
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
index dbc44d30172..c3a14473787 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ var KanbanRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
 
         this._setState(state);
     },
+    /**
+     * Called each time the renderer is attached into the DOM.
+     */
+    on_attach_callback: function () {
+        if (this.quickCreate) {
+            this.quickCreate.on_attach_callback();
+        }
+    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Public
@@ -284,7 +292,13 @@ var KanbanRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
             // Enable column quickcreate
             if (this.createColumnEnabled) {
                 this.quickCreate = new ColumnQuickCreate(this);
-                this.quickCreate.appendTo(fragment);
+                this.quickCreate.appendTo(fragment).then(function () {
+                    // Open it directly if there is no column yet
+                    if (!self.state.data.length) {
+                        self.quickCreate.toggleFold();
+                    }
+                });
+
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index 5d5782bdd6a..e7c96525d11 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -1888,6 +1888,33 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('quick create column should be opened if there is no column', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        var kanban = createView({
+            View: KanbanView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<kanban class="o_kanban_test">' +
+                        '<field name="product_id"/>' +
+                        '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                            '<div><field name="foo"/></div>' +
+                        '</t></templates>' +
+                    '</kanban>',
+            groupBy: ['product_id'],
+            domain: [['foo', '=', 'norecord']],
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group').length, 0,
+            "there should be no column");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create').length, 1,
+            "should have a quick create column");
+        assert.ok(kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create input').is(':visible'),
+            "the quick create should be opened");
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('cancel column quick create by pressing ESCAPE', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(4);