diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list.ts
index 2c66a3e8bc..e77a5e8317 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ export class GrAdminGroupList extends ListViewMixin(
   }
 
   _handleCreateClicked() {
-    this.$.createOverlay.open();
+    this.$.createOverlay.open().then(() => {
+      this.$.createNewModal.focus();
+    });
   }
 
   _visibleToAll(item: GroupInfo) {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list_test.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list_test.js
index ed196e431a..2df1ac621e 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list_test.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-group-list/gr-admin-group-list_test.js
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ suite('gr-admin-group-list tests', () => {
     });
 
     test('_handleCreateClicked opens modal', () => {
-      const openStub = sinon.stub(element.$.createOverlay, 'open');
+      const openStub = sinon.stub(element.$.createOverlay, 'open').returns(
+          Promise.resolve());
       element._handleCreateClicked();
       assert.isTrue(openStub.called);
     });
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts
index 59027170a8..b68f72040b 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-group-dialog/gr-create-group-dialog.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ export class GrCreateGroupDialog extends GestureEventListeners(
     this.hasNewGroupName = !!name;
   }
 
+  focus() {
+    this.shadowRoot?.querySelector('input')?.focus();
+  }
+
   handleCreateGroup() {
     const name = this._name as GroupName;
     return this.restApiService.createGroup({name}).then(groupRegistered => {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts
index d3ce98a7b2..1b16052a7c 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export class GrCreateRepoDialog extends GestureEventListeners(
     return getBaseUrl() + '/admin/repos/' + encodeURL(repoName, true);
   }
 
+  focus() {
+    this.shadowRoot?.querySelector('input')?.focus();
+  }
+
   @observe('_repoConfig.name')
   _updateRepoName(name: string) {
     this.hasNewRepoName = !!name;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list.ts
index 6f6f926214..c1c847573f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ export class GrRepoList extends ListViewMixin(
   }
 
   _handleCreateClicked() {
-    this.$.createOverlay.open();
+    this.$.createOverlay.open().then(() => {
+      this.$.createNewModal.focus();
+    });
   }
 
   _readOnly(repo: ProjectInfoWithName) {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.js
index 6bf73d12c3..4904bf4f82 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-repo-list/gr-repo-list_test.js
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ suite('gr-repo-list tests', () => {
     });
 
     test('_handleCreateClicked opens modal', () => {
-      const openStub = sinon.stub(element.$.createOverlay, 'open');
+      const openStub = sinon.stub(element.$.createOverlay, 'open').returns(
+          Promise.resolve());
       element._handleCreateClicked();
       assert.isTrue(openStub.called);
     });