diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 14a8a5b08e3..77a9c64822e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         _.defaults(this.options, {
             "not_interactible_on_create": false,
             "initial_mode": "view",
+            "disable_autofocus": false,
         });
         this.is_initialized = $.Deferred();
         this.mutating_mutex = new $.Mutex();
@@ -269,9 +270,11 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         if (this.$pager) {
             this.$pager.show();
         }
+        this.$element.show().css({
+            opacity: '0',
+            filter: 'alpha(opacity = 0)'
+        });
         this.$element.add(this.$buttons).removeClass('oe_form_dirty');
-        this.$element.css('visibility', 'visible');
-        this._super();
 
         var shown = this.has_been_loaded;
         if (options.reload !== false) {
@@ -291,6 +294,10 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
             if (options.editable) {
                 self.to_edit_mode();
             }
+            self.$element.css({
+                opacity: '1',
+                filter: 'alpha(opacity = 100)'
+            });
         });
     },
     do_hide: function () {
@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
                 self.do_push_state({id:record.id});
             }
             self.$element.add(self.$buttons).removeClass('oe_form_dirty');
+            self.autofocus();
         });
     },
     /**
@@ -649,15 +657,21 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
             _.each(this.fields,function(field){
                 field.set({"force_readonly": false});
             });
-            var fields_order = self.fields_order.slice(0);
-            if (self.default_focus_field) {
-                fields_order.unshift(self.default_focus_field.name);
+            this.autofocus();
+        }
+    },
+    autofocus: function() {
+        if (this.get("actual_mode") !== "view" && !this.options.disable_autofocus) {
+            var fields_order = this.fields_order.slice(0);
+            if (this.default_focus_field) {
+                fields_order.unshift(this.default_focus_field.name);
             }
             for (var i = 0; i < fields_order.length; i += 1) {
-                var field = self.fields[fields_order[i]];
+                var field = this.fields[fields_order[i]];
                 if (!field.get('effective_invisible') && !field.get('effective_readonly')) {
-                    field.focus();
-                    break;
+                    if (field.focus() !== false) {
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1962,14 +1976,7 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractField = instance.web.form.FormWidget.extend(instance.w
         }
     },
     focus: function() {
-    },
-    /**
-     * Utility method to focus an element, but only after a small amount of time.
-     */
-    delay_focus: function($elem) {
-        setTimeout(function() {
-            $elem[0].focus();
-        }, 50);
+        return false;
     },
     /**
      * Utility method to get the widget options defined in the field xml description.
@@ -2068,7 +2075,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldChar = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
         return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function() {
-        this.$element.find('input:first')[0].focus();
+        this.$element.find('input:first').focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -2288,8 +2295,9 @@ instance.web.form.FieldDatetime = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function() {
-        if (this.datewidget && this.datewidget.$input)
-            this.delay_focus(this.datewidget.$input);
+        if (this.datewidget && this.datewidget.$input) {
+            this.datewidget.$input.focus();
+        }
     }
 });
 
@@ -2344,7 +2352,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldText = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
         return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function($element) {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$textarea);
+        this.$textarea.focus();
     },
     do_resize: function(max_height) {
         max_height = parseInt(max_height, 10);
@@ -2437,7 +2445,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldBoolean = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
         this.$checkbox[0].checked = value_;
     },
     focus: function() {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$checkbox);
+        this.$checkbox.focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -2529,7 +2537,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldSelection = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instan
         return !! value_;
     },
     focus: function() {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$element.find('select:first'));
+        this.$element.find('select:first').focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -2921,7 +2929,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         return ! this.get("value");
     },
     focus: function () {
-        this.delay_focus(this.$input);
+        this.$input.focus();
     }
 });
 
@@ -4692,9 +4700,6 @@ instance.web.form.FieldStatus = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
             elem.css("color", color);
         }
     },
-    focus: function() {
-        return false;
-    },
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index df3747717ee..038593c54c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
             this.form = new (this.options.formView)(
                 this, this.delegate.dataset, false, {
                     initial_mode: 'edit',
+                    disable_autofocus: true,
                     $buttons: $(),
                     $pager: $()
             });