diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsettingswidget.cpp
index c8b4b8d70b9..5814083832a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ CMakeBuildSettingsWidget::CMakeBuildSettingsWidget(CMakeBuildConfiguration *bc)
         });
         QModelIndex idx = m_configModel->indexForItem(item);
         idx = m_configTextFilterModel->mapFromSource(m_configFilterModel->mapFromSource(idx));
+        m_configView->setFocus();
         m_configView->scrollTo(idx);
         m_configView->setCurrentIndex(idx);
         m_configView->edit(idx);