diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/components/subtask_one2many_field/subtask_list_renderer.js b/addons/project/static/src/components/subtask_one2many_field/subtask_list_renderer.js
index efb4c7976c9..b9c75104ce9 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/components/subtask_one2many_field/subtask_list_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/components/subtask_one2many_field/subtask_list_renderer.js
@@ -5,10 +5,23 @@ import { useService } from "@web/core/utils/hooks";
 import { ConfirmationDialog } from "@web/core/confirmation_dialog/confirmation_dialog";
 import { ListRenderer } from '@web/views/list/list_renderer';
 
+import { useEffect } from "@odoo/owl";
+
 export class SubtaskListRenderer extends ListRenderer {
     setup() {
         super.setup();
         this.dialog = useService("dialog");
+        useEffect(
+            () => this.focusName(this.props.list.editedRecord),
+            () => [this.props.list.editedRecord]
+        );
+    }
+
+    focusName(editedRecord) {
+        if (editedRecord?.isNew && !editedRecord.dirty) {
+            const col = this.state.columns.find((c) => c.name === "name");
+            this.focusCell(col);
+        }
     }
 
     async onDeleteRecord(record) {
diff --git a/addons/project/static/tests/project_subtask_kanban_list_form_tests.js b/addons/project/static/tests/project_subtask_kanban_list_form_tests.js
index 2c97b024a1d..f0b21b41a00 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/tests/project_subtask_kanban_list_form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/tests/project_subtask_kanban_list_form_tests.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { addModelNamesToFetch } from "@bus/../tests/helpers/model_definitions_he
 import { start } from "@mail/../tests/helpers/test_utils";
 
 import {
+    editInput,
     click,
     getFixture,
     clickOpenedDropdownItem,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ QUnit.module('Subtask Kanban List tests', {
                         <tree editable="bottom">
                             <field name="display_in_project" force_save="1"/>
                             <field name="project_id" widget="project"/>
+                            <field name="name"/>
                         </tree>
                     </field>
                 </form>`
@@ -146,8 +148,25 @@ QUnit.module('Subtask Kanban List tests', {
         await click(target.querySelector(".o_field_x2many_list_row_add a"));
         await clickDropdown(target, 'project_id');
         await clickOpenedDropdownItem(target, 'project_id', 'Project One');
+        await editInput(target, ".o_data_row > td[name='name'] > div > input", "aaa");
         await click(target, ".o_form_button_save");
         assert.equal(target.querySelector('.o_field_project').textContent.trim(), 'Project One')
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("focus new subtask's name", async function (assert) {
+        const views = this.views;
+        const { openView } = await start({ serverData: { views } });
+        await openView({
+            res_model: "project.task",
+            views: [[false, "form"]],
+        });
+
+        await click(target.querySelector(".o_field_x2many_list_row_add a"));
+
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            document.activeElement,
+            target.querySelector(".o_data_row > td[name='name'] > div > input"),
+            "Upon clicking on 'Add a line', the new subtask's name should be focused."
+        );
+    });
 });