diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
index 37b118c85b..12487187e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@
             // push new init property to group
             addInitProperty(group);
 
+            // set focus on init property
+            var numberOfProperties = group.properties.length;
+            group.properties[numberOfProperties - 1].focus = true;
+
             // push new init tab to the scope
             addInitGroup(scope.model.groups);
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-groups-builder.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-groups-builder.html
index 22e52d5605..d46529b9b5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-groups-builder.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/umb-groups-builder.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                     <li ng-class="{'umb-group-builder__property-sortable': sortingMode && !property.inherited}" ng-repeat="property in tab.properties">
 
                         <!-- Init property / Property placeholder / add new property -->
-                        <a href="" class="umb-group-builder__property -placeholder" ng-if="property.propertyState=='init' && !sortingMode" ng-class="{'-placeholder': property.propertyState=='init'}" hotkey="alt+shift+p" ng-click="addProperty(property, tab)">
+                        <a href="" class="umb-group-builder__property -placeholder" ng-if="property.propertyState=='init' && !sortingMode" ng-class="{'-placeholder': property.propertyState=='init'}" hotkey="alt+shift+p" ng-click="addProperty(property, tab)" focus-when="{{property.focus}}">
 
                             <div class="umb-group-builder__property-meta">
                                 <div class="umb-group-builder__placeholder-box -input-small"></div>