diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 628567b42ef..5cc48251339 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -679,6 +679,16 @@ openerp.base.form.WidgetNotebook = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
     start: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         this.$element.tabs();
+        this.view.on_button_new.add_last(this.do_select_first_visible_tab);
+    },
+    do_select_first_visible_tab: function() {
+        for (var i = 0; i < this.pages.length; i++) {
+            var page = this.pages[i];
+            if (page.invisible === false) {
+                this.$element.tabs('select', page.index);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 });
 
@@ -696,8 +706,8 @@ openerp.base.form.WidgetNotebookPage = openerp.base.form.WidgetFrame.extend({
         this.$element_tab = $('#' + this.element_tab_id);
     },
     update_dom: function() {
-        if (this.invisible) {
-            this.notebook.$element.tabs('select', 0);
+        if (this.invisible && this.index === this.notebook.$element.tabs('option', 'selected')) {
+            this.notebook.do_select_first_visible_tab();
         }
         this.$element_tab.toggle(!this.invisible);
         this.$element.toggle(!this.invisible);