diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
index ef202a5a4f6..43d93d16b84 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -215,23 +215,20 @@ export class FormController extends Component {
             this.env.config.setDisplayName(this.displayName());
         });
 
-        const { autofocusFieldId, disableAutofocus } = this.archInfo;
+        const { disableAutofocus } = this.archInfo;
         if (!disableAutofocus) {
             useEffect(
                 (isInEdition) => {
-                    let elementToFocus;
-                    if (isInEdition) {
-                        elementToFocus =
-                            (autofocusFieldId &&
-                                rootRef.el.querySelector(`#${autofocusFieldId}`)) ||
-                            rootRef.el.querySelector(".o_content .o_field_widget input");
-                    } else {
-                        elementToFocus =
+                    if (
+                        !isInEdition &&
+                        !rootRef.el.querySelector(".o_content").contains(document.activeElement)
+                    ) {
+                        const elementToFocus =
                             rootRef.el.querySelector(".o_content button.btn-primary") ||
                             rootRef.el.querySelector(".o_control_panel .o_form_button_edit");
-                    }
-                    if (elementToFocus) {
-                        elementToFocus.focus();
+                        if (elementToFocus) {
+                            elementToFocus.focus();
+                        }
                     }
                 },
                 () => [this.model.root.isInEdition]
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_renderer.js
index 3959a61db0d..9034eac12dc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_renderer.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { FormCompiler } from "./form_compiler";
 import { FormLabel } from "./form_label";
 import { StatusBarButtons } from "./status_bar_buttons/status_bar_buttons";
 
-const { Component, onMounted, onWillUnmount, useSubEnv, useRef, useState, xml } = owl;
+const { Component, onMounted, onWillUnmount, useEffect, useSubEnv, useRef, useState, xml } = owl;
 
 export class FormRenderer extends Component {
     setup() {
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ export class FormRenderer extends Component {
         this.onResize = useDebounced(this.render, 200);
         onMounted(() => browser.addEventListener("resize", this.onResize));
         onWillUnmount(() => browser.removeEventListener("resize", this.onResize));
+
+        const { autofocusFieldId, disableAutofocus } = archInfo;
+        if (!disableAutofocus) {
+            const rootRef = useRef("compiled_view_root");
+            useEffect(
+                (isInEdition, rootEl) => {
+                    if (!rootEl) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    let elementToFocus;
+                    if (isInEdition) {
+                        elementToFocus =
+                            (autofocusFieldId && rootEl.querySelector(`#${autofocusFieldId}`)) ||
+                            rootEl.querySelector(`.o_content .o_field_widget input`);
+                    }
+                    if (elementToFocus) {
+                        elementToFocus.focus();
+                    }
+                },
+                () => [this.props.record.isInEdition, rootRef.el]
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     evalDomainFromRecord(record, expr) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
index 614c0598648..b76ccc7ab5c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
@@ -1399,6 +1399,68 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         ]);
     });
 
+    QUnit.test(
+        "quick create record should focus default field [REQUIRE FOCUS]",
+        async function (assert) {
+            serverData.views["partner,some_view_ref,form"] =
+                "<form>" +
+                '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                '<field name="int_field" default_focus="1"/>' +
+                '<field name="state" widget="priority"/>' +
+                "</form>";
+
+            await makeView({
+                type: "kanban",
+                resModel: "partner",
+                serverData,
+                arch:
+                    '<kanban on_create="quick_create" quick_create_view="some_view_ref">' +
+                    '<field name="bar"/>' +
+                    '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                    '<div><field name="foo"/></div>' +
+                    "</t></templates></kanban>",
+                groupBy: ["bar"],
+            });
+
+            await click(target, ".o-kanban-button-new");
+            assert.strictEqual(
+                document.activeElement,
+                target.querySelector(".o_field_widget[name=int_field] input")
+            );
+        }
+    );
+
+    QUnit.test(
+        "quick create record should focus first field input [REQUIRE FOCUS]",
+        async function (assert) {
+            serverData.views["partner,some_view_ref,form"] =
+                "<form>" +
+                '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                '<field name="int_field"/>' +
+                '<field name="state" widget="priority"/>' +
+                "</form>";
+
+            await makeView({
+                type: "kanban",
+                resModel: "partner",
+                serverData,
+                arch:
+                    '<kanban on_create="quick_create" quick_create_view="some_view_ref">' +
+                    '<field name="bar"/>' +
+                    '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                    '<div><field name="foo"/></div>' +
+                    "</t></templates></kanban>",
+                groupBy: ["bar"],
+            });
+
+            await click(target, ".o-kanban-button-new");
+            assert.strictEqual(
+                document.activeElement,
+                target.querySelector(".o_field_widget[name=foo] input")
+            );
+        }
+    );
+
     QUnit.test("quick_create_view without quick_create option", async (assert) => {
         serverData.views["partner,some_view_ref,form"] = `
             <form>