diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js
index f869842415c..82c3bc8c4a7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_common.js
@@ -930,8 +930,8 @@ var FormViewDialog = ViewDialog.extend({
             var fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
             self.view_form.appendTo(fragment).then(function () {
                 self.view_form.do_show().then(function() {
-                    self.view_form.autofocus();
                     _super().$el.append(fragment);
+                    self.view_form.autofocus();
                 });
             });
         });