diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
index 785b0116b6e..d431bfb2ca4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ export class KanbanColumnQuickCreate extends Component {
         this.dialog = useService("dialog");
         this.root = useRef("root");
         this.state = useState({
-            columnTitle: "",
+            hasInputFocused: false,
         });
 
         useAutofocus();
+        this.inputRef = useRef("autofocus");
 
         // Close on outside click
         useExternalListener(window, "mousedown", (/** @type {MouseEvent} */ ev) => {
@@ -38,11 +39,6 @@ export class KanbanColumnQuickCreate extends Component {
         );
 
         // Key Navigation
-        const inputRef = useRef("autofocus");
-        useHotkey("enter", () => this.validate(), {
-            area: () => inputRef.el,
-            bypassEditableProtection: true,
-        });
         useHotkey("escape", () => this.fold());
     }
 
@@ -65,9 +61,10 @@ export class KanbanColumnQuickCreate extends Component {
     }
 
     validate() {
-        if (this.state.columnTitle.length) {
-            this.props.onValidate(this.state.columnTitle);
-            this.state.columnTitle = "";
+        const title = this.inputRef.el.value.trim();
+        if (title.length) {
+            this.props.onValidate(title);
+            this.inputRef.el.value = "";
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,6 +85,12 @@ export class KanbanColumnQuickCreate extends Component {
             },
         });
     }
+
+    onInputKeydown(ev) {
+        if (ev.key === "Enter") {
+            this.validate();
+        }
+    }
 }
 KanbanColumnQuickCreate.props = {
     exampleData: [Object, { value: null }],
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.xml
index ddf5500326a..2e1e3e3ddff 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.xml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
                             class="form-control bg-view"
                             t-attf-placeholder="{{ relatedFieldName }}..."
                             t-ref="autofocus"
-                            t-model.trim="state.columnTitle"
                             t-on-focus="() => state.hasInputFocused = true"
                             t-on-blur="() => state.hasInputFocused = false"
+                            t-on-keydown="onInputKeydown"
                         />
                         <button class="btn btn-primary o_kanban_add" type="button" t-on-click="validate">
                             Add
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js
index e936689ce13..81b4bf959cc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban/kanban_view_tests.js
@@ -4499,6 +4499,8 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         await editColumnName(target, "new column");
         await validateColumn(target);
 
+        await nextTick();
+
         assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_column_quick_create input").value, "");
         assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group", 2);
 
@@ -14377,4 +14379,38 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record", 3);
         }
     );
+
+    QUnit.test("can quick create a column when pressing enter when input is focused", async (assert) => {
+        await makeView({
+            type: "kanban",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch:
+                `<kanban>
+                    <field name="product_id"/>
+                    <templates>
+                        <t t-name="kanban-box">
+                            <div><field name="foo"/></div>
+                        </t>
+                    </templates>
+                </kanban>`,
+            groupBy: ["product_id"],
+        });
+
+        assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group", 2);
+
+        await createColumn(target);
+        
+        // We don't use the editInput helper as it would trigger a change event automatically.
+        // We need to wait for the enter key to trigger the event.
+        const input = target.querySelector(".o_column_quick_create input");
+        input.value = "New Column";
+        await triggerEvent(input, null, "input");
+
+        await triggerEvent(target, ".o_quick_create_unfolded input", "keydown", {
+            key: "Enter",
+        });
+
+        assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group", 3);
+    });
 });