diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index bc44d6b659a..5c670e11c73 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -2280,6 +2280,21 @@ var FieldReference = FieldMany2One.extend({
         return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     },
 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Public
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @override
+     * @returns {jQuery}
+     */
+    getFocusableElement: function () {
+        if (this.mode === 'edit' && !this.field.relation) {
+            return this.$('select');
+        }
+        return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index b855f827c97..b28ddfafb0a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -11298,6 +11298,32 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('reference and list navigation', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var list = createView({
+            View: ListView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<tree editable="bottom"><field name="reference"/></tree>',
+        });
+
+        // edit first row
+        list.$('.o_data_row .o_data_cell').first().click();
+        assert.strictEqual(list.$('.o_data_row:eq(0) .o_field_widget[name="reference"] input')[0], document.activeElement,
+            'input of first data row should be selected');
+
+        // press TAB to go to next line
+        list.$('.o_data_row:eq(0) input').trigger($.Event('keydown', {
+            which: $.ui.keyCode.TAB,
+            keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.TAB,
+        }));
+        assert.strictEqual(list.$('.o_data_row:eq(1) .o_field_widget[name="reference"] select')[0], document.activeElement,
+            'select of second data row should be selected');
+
+        list.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('one2many with extra field from server not in form', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(6);