diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.cpp
index 369e59b60b5..eac2c44c945 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 
 #include <QPushButton>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ ImportWidget::ImportWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     layout->addWidget(importButton);
 
     connect(importButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &ImportWidget::handleImportRequest);
+    connect(m_pathChooser->lineEdit(), &QLineEdit::returnPressed, this, [this] {
+        if (m_pathChooser->isValid()) {
+            handleImportRequest();
+
+            // The next return should trigger the "Configure" button.
+            QTimer::singleShot(0, this, QOverload<>::of(&QWidget::setFocus));
+        }
+    });
 
     detailsWidget->setWidget(widget);
 }
@@ -70,6 +79,11 @@ void ImportWidget::setCurrentDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &dir)
     m_pathChooser->setFileName(dir);
 }
 
+bool ImportWidget::lineEditHasFocus() const
+{
+    return m_pathChooser->lineEdit()->hasFocus();
+}
+
 void ImportWidget::handleImportRequest()
 {
     Utils::FilePath dir = m_pathChooser->fileName();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.h
index b9ecdd16acb..8999bc117d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/importwidget.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 
     void setCurrentDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &dir);
 
+    bool lineEditHasFocus() const;
+
 signals:
     void importFrom(const Utils::FilePath &dir);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsettingspanel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsettingspanel.cpp
index c8e707a549e..91dee3dd6d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsettingspanel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsettingspanel.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ protected:
 
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override
     {
+        if (m_targetSetupPage && m_targetSetupPage->importLineEditHasFocus())
+            return;
         if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Return || event->key() == Qt::Key_Enter) {
             event->accept();
             if (m_targetSetupPage)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.cpp
index ab7d13a76e2..0a750199fe7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ void TargetSetupPage::setProjectImporter(ProjectImporter *importer)
         initializePage();
 }
 
+bool TargetSetupPage::importLineEditHasFocus() const
+{
+    return m_importWidget->lineEditHasFocus();
+}
+
 void TargetSetupPage::setNoteText(const QString &text)
 {
     m_ui->descriptionLabel->setText(text);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.h
index cbd0305c041..102ffbd57c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/targetsetuppage.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     void setPreferredKitPredicate(const ProjectExplorer::Kit::Predicate &predicate);
     void setProjectPath(const QString &dir);
     void setProjectImporter(ProjectImporter *importer);
+    bool importLineEditHasFocus() const;
 
     /// Sets whether the targetsetupage uses a scrollarea
     /// to host the widgets from the factories