diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 2b578fc6a90..6527964da9d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3992,13 +3992,18 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyTags = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(in
             self._drop_shown = true;
         });
         self.tags = self.$text.textext()[0].tags();
-        self.$text.focusout(function() {
-            self.$text.trigger("setInputData", "");
-        }).keydown(function(e) {
-            if (e.which === $.ui.keyCode.TAB && self._drop_shown) {
-                self.$text.textext()[0].autocomplete().selectFromDropdown();
-            }
-        });
+        self.$text
+            .focusin(function () {
+                self.trigger('focused');
+            })
+            .focusout(function() {
+                self.$text.trigger("setInputData", "");
+                self.trigger('blurred');
+            }).keydown(function(e) {
+                if (e.which === $.ui.keyCode.TAB && self._drop_shown) {
+                    self.$text.textext()[0].autocomplete().selectFromDropdown();
+                }
+            });
     },
     set_value: function(value_) {
         value_ = value_ || [];