diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/property-editors/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/property-editors/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts
index ed54c8c915..06f01497f0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/property-editors/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/shared/property-editors/uis/multiple-text-string/property-editor-ui-multiple-text-string.element.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIMultipleTextStringElement extends LitElement {
 	private _onAdd() {
 		this._value = [...this._value, { value: '' }];
 		this.dispatchEvent(new UmbPropertyValueChangeEvent());
+		this._focusNewItem();
 	}
 
 	private _onInput(event: UUIInputEvent) {
@@ -77,6 +78,13 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIMultipleTextStringElement extends LitElement {
 		this.dispatchEvent(new UmbPropertyValueChangeEvent());
 	}
 
+	private async _focusNewItem() {
+		await this.updateComplete;
+		const inputs = this.shadowRoot?.querySelectorAll('uui-input') as NodeListOf<UUIInputElement>;
+		const lastInput = inputs[inputs.length - 1];
+		lastInput.focus();
+	}
+
 	render() {
 		return html`
 			${this._renderItems()}