diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 451360d3d0c..c2b16ff22fc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ openerp.web.form.WidgetNotebook = openerp.web.form.Widget.extend({
             page.id = self.pages[index].element_id;
         });
         this.$element.tabs();
-        this.view.on_button_new.add_last(this.do_select_first_visible_tab);
+        this.view.on_button_new.add_first(this.do_select_first_visible_tab);
     },
     do_select_first_visible_tab: function() {
         for (var i = 0; i < this.pages.length; i++) {