diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupDialogView.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupDialogView.java
index 9d11fc25bb4..73cbeb3eba4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupDialogView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupDialogView.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public void initialize() {
         hierarchyText.put(GroupHierarchyType.INDEPENDENT, Localization.lang("Independent"));
         hierarchyToolTip.put(GroupHierarchyType.INDEPENDENT, Localization.lang("Independent group: When selected, view only this group's entries"));
 
-        nameField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.nameProperty());
+         nameField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.nameProperty());
         descriptionField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.descriptionProperty());
         iconField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.iconProperty());
         colorField.valueProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.colorFieldProperty());
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public void initialize() {
         autoGroupPersonsField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.autoGroupPersonsFieldProperty());
 
         texGroupFilePath.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.texGroupFilePathProperty());
-
+        
         validationVisualizer.setDecoration(new IconValidationDecorator());
         Platform.runLater(() -> {
             validationVisualizer.initVisualization(viewModel.nameValidationStatus(), nameField);
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public void initialize() {
             validationVisualizer.initVisualization(viewModel.keywordRegexValidationStatus(), keywordGroupSearchTerm);
             validationVisualizer.initVisualization(viewModel.keywordSearchTermEmptyValidationStatus(), keywordGroupSearchTerm);
             validationVisualizer.initVisualization(viewModel.keywordFieldEmptyValidationStatus(), keywordGroupSearchField);
+            nameField.requestFocus();
         });
 
         // Binding to the button throws a NPE, since it doesn't exist yet. Working around.