diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index 6c38495d0dc..df3747717ee 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -681,9 +681,8 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
                 if (!field.$element.is(':visible')) {
                     return false;
                 }
-                field.focus();
                 // Stop as soon as a field got focused
-                return true;
+                return field.focus() !== false;
             });
         },
         edit: function (record, configureField, options) {