diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/search_bar/search_bar.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/search_bar/search_bar.js
index a2ed1ec39bf..dd43fc0e1aa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/search_bar/search_bar.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/search_bar/search_bar.js
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ export class SearchBar extends Component {
 
         this.keepLast = new KeepLast();
 
-        this.inputRef = this.env.config.disableSearchBarAutofocus
-            ? useRef("autofocus")
-            : useAutofocus();
+        this.inputRef =
+            this.env.config.disableSearchBarAutofocus || !this.props.autofocus
+                ? useRef("autofocus")
+                : useAutofocus();
 
         useBus(this.env.searchModel, "focus-search", () => {
             this.inputRef.el.focus();
@@ -572,4 +573,9 @@ SearchBar.template = "web.SearchBar";
 SearchBar.components = {
     SearchBarMenu,
 };
-SearchBar.props = {};
+SearchBar.props = {
+    autofocus: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
+};
+SearchBar.defaultProps = {
+    autofocus: true,
+};
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
index 9929ee7d01c..e4a2a41d067 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.js
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ import { DropdownItem } from "@web/core/dropdown/dropdown_item";
 import { CogMenu } from "@web/search/cog_menu/cog_menu";
 import { ActionMenusItems } from "@web/search/cog_menu/action_menus_items";
 
-import { Component, onMounted, onWillStart, useEffect, useRef, useSubEnv } from "@odoo/owl";
+import {
+    Component,
+    onMounted,
+    onWillPatch,
+    onWillStart,
+    useEffect,
+    useRef,
+    useSubEnv,
+} from "@odoo/owl";
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -146,6 +154,10 @@ export class ListController extends Component {
             () => [this.model.root.selection.length]
         );
         this.searchBarToggler = useSearchBarToggler();
+        this.firstLoad = true;
+        onWillPatch(() => {
+            this.firstLoad = false;
+        });
     }
 
     get modelParams() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
index 8c0a00f8558..4c036f9b536 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 </t>
 
                 <t t-set-slot="layout-actions">
-                    <SearchBar t-if="searchBarToggler.state.showSearchBar"/>
+                    <SearchBar t-if="searchBarToggler.state.showSearchBar" autofocus="firstLoad"/>
                 </t>
                 <t t-set-slot="control-panel-navigation-additional">
                     <t t-component="searchBarToggler.component" t-props="searchBarToggler.props"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
index cfac9d3fa25..69e78007458 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
@@ -492,6 +492,31 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_button_add", "should not have the 'Create' button");
     });
 
+    QUnit.test(
+        "searchbar in listview doesn't take focus after unselected all items",
+        async function (assert) {
+            await makeView({
+                type: "list",
+                resModel: "foo",
+                serverData,
+                arch: `<tree><field name="foo"/></tree>`,
+            });
+
+            assert.equal(
+                document.activeElement,
+                target.querySelector(".o_searchview_input"),
+                "The search input should be have the focus"
+            );
+            await click(target, `tbody .o_data_row:first-child input[type="checkbox"]`);
+            await click(target, `tbody input[type="checkbox"]:checked`);
+            assert.notEqual(
+                document.activeElement,
+                target.querySelector(".o_searchview_input"),
+                "The search input shouldn't have the focus"
+            );
+        }
+    );
+
     QUnit.test('list with delete="0"', async function (assert) {
         await makeView({
             type: "list",