diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
index e17b77aa44f..80d48a78774 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
@@ -141,14 +141,12 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
             return;
         }
         var self = this;
-        this.quickCreateWidget = new RecordQuickCreate(this, {
-            width: this.records.length ? this.records[0].$el.innerWidth() : this.$el.width() - 8,
-            defaultName: this.data.getContext().default_name,
-        });
+        var width = this.records.length ? this.records[0].$el.innerWidth() : this.$el.width() - 8;
+        this.quickCreateWidget = new RecordQuickCreate(this, width);
         this.quickCreateWidget.insertAfter(this.$header);
         this.quickCreateWidget.$el.focusout(function () {
-            var hasFocus = (self.quickCreateWidget.$(':focus').length > 0);
-            if (! hasFocus && self.quickCreateWidget) {
+            var taskName = self.quickCreateWidget.$('[type=text]')[0].value;
+            if (!taskName && self.quickCreateWidget) {
                 self._cancelQuickCreate();
             }
         });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index b2b84ff00d5..8fa1fc6d2d5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
     });
 
     QUnit.test('quick create in grouped mode', function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(6);
+        assert.expect(8);
 
         var nbRecords = 4;
         var kanban = createView({
@@ -354,10 +354,22 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create').length, 0,
             "should have destroyed the quick create element");
 
+        //click to add and element and focus out the blank input, should cancel the quick creation
+        kanban.$('.o_kanban_header .o_kanban_quick_add i').first().click();
+        $quickCreate = kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create');
+        $quickCreate.find('input').blur();
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create').length, 0,
+            "Blur should have destroyed the quick create element");
+
         // click to really add an element
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_header .o_kanban_quick_add i').first().click();
         $quickCreate = kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create');
         $quickCreate.find('input').val('new partner');
+        $quickCreate.find('input').blur();
+
+        // When focus out the input containing value, should not delete the Quick Creation        
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create').length, 1,
+            "Blur should not have destroyed the quick create element");
         nbRecords = 5;
         $quickCreate.find('button.o_kanban_add').click();