diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidget.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidget.js
index 8475697926d..17481058a40 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidget.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidget.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ odoo.define('point_of_sale.ProductsWidget', function(require) {
             super(...arguments);
             useListener('switch-category', this._switchCategory);
             useListener('update-search', this._updateSearch);
+            useListener('try-add-product', this._tryAddProduct);
             useListener('clear-search', this._clearSearch);
             this.state = useState({ searchWord: '' });
         }
@@ -63,6 +64,18 @@ odoo.define('point_of_sale.ProductsWidget', function(require) {
         _updateSearch(event) {
             this.state.searchWord = event.detail;
         }
+        _tryAddProduct(event) {
+            const searchResults = this.productsToDisplay;
+            // If the search result contains one item, add the product and clear the search.
+            if (searchResults.length === 1) {
+                const { searchWordInput } = event.detail;
+                this.trigger('click-product', searchResults[0]);
+                // the value of the input element is not linked to the searchWord state,
+                // so we clear both the state and the element's value.
+                searchWordInput.el.value = '';
+                this._clearSearch();
+            }
+        }
         _clearSearch() {
             this.state.searchWord = '';
         }
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidgetControlPanel.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidgetControlPanel.js
index ec1897f1fb5..fc2df5b09c3 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidgetControlPanel.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/Screens/ProductScreen/ProductsWidgetControlPanel.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ odoo.define('point_of_sale.ProductsWidgetControlPanel', function(require) {
     class ProductsWidgetControlPanel extends PosComponent {
         constructor() {
             super(...arguments);
-            this.searchTimeout = null;
             this.searchWordInput = useRef('search-word-input');
             this.updateSearch = debounce(this.updateSearch, 100);
         }
@@ -19,6 +18,11 @@ odoo.define('point_of_sale.ProductsWidgetControlPanel', function(require) {
         }
         updateSearch(event) {
             this.trigger('update-search', event.target.value);
+            if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+                // We are passing the searchWordInput ref so that when necessary,
+                // it can be modified by the parent.
+                this.trigger('try-add-product', { searchWordInput: this.searchWordInput });
+            }
         }
     }
     ProductsWidgetControlPanel.template = 'ProductsWidgetControlPanel';