diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp
index a5c1991c3..df9b116ee 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         signals:
 
             void done();
+
+            void requestFocus (const std::string& id);
+            ///< Request owner of this creator to focus the just created \a id. The owner may
+            /// ignore this request.
     };
 
     /// \brief Base class for Creator factory
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
index ba965bc94..41ae5c90a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@ void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::create()
 {
     if (!mLocked)
     {
+        std::string id = getId();
+
         mUndoStack.push (new CSMWorld::CreateCommand (
-            dynamic_cast<CSMWorld::IdTable&> (*mData.getTableModel (mListId)), getId()));
+            dynamic_cast<CSMWorld::IdTable&> (*mData.getTableModel (mListId)), id));
 
         emit done();
+        emit requestFocus (id);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
index c35d7358a..fdbf67e42 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.cpp
@@ -282,4 +282,12 @@ void CSVWorld::Table::tableSizeUpdate()
 void CSVWorld::Table::selectionSizeUpdate()
 {
     selectionSizeChanged (selectionModel()->selectedRows().size());
+}
+
+void CSVWorld::Table::requestFocus (const std::string& id)
+{
+    QModelIndex index = mProxyModel->getModelIndex (id, 0);
+
+    if (index.isValid())
+        scrollTo (index, QAbstractItemView::PositionAtTop);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp
index 2a59270b8..0c24e7b54 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/table.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             void selectionSizeUpdate();
 
+            void requestFocus (const std::string& id);
+
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
index 6a5dc83c1..6cf21a132 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::TableBottomBox (const CreatorFactoryBase& creatorFacto
     mLayout->addWidget (mCreator);
 
     connect (mCreator, SIGNAL (done()), this, SLOT (createRequestDone()));
+
+    connect (mCreator, SIGNAL (requestFocus (const std::string&)),
+        this, SIGNAL (requestFocus (const std::string&)));
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::setEditLock (bool locked)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp
index 21e68f51a..a5ae5e0bd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             ///
             /// \note The BotomBox does not partake in the deletion of records.
 
+        signals:
+
+            void requestFocus (const std::string& id);
+            ///< Request owner of this box to focus the just created \a id. The owner may
+            /// ignore this request.
+
         private slots:
 
             void createRequestDone();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index fb1a255cb..af3d186e8 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::D
 
     if (mBottom->canCreateAndDelete())
         connect (mTable, SIGNAL (createRequest()), mBottom, SLOT (createRequest()));
+
+    connect (mBottom, SIGNAL (requestFocus (const std::string&)),
+        mTable, SLOT (requestFocus (const std::string&)));
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::TableSubView::setEditLock (bool locked)