diff --git a/sao/src/screen.js b/sao/src/screen.js
index 7e5a715f52c..f1a5922afac 100644
--- a/sao/src/screen.js
+++ b/sao/src/screen.js
@@ -1218,11 +1218,7 @@
             if (this.group.parent) {
                 this.order = null;
             }
-            if (group && (group.length > 0)) {
-                this.current_record = group[0];
-            } else {
-                this.current_record = null;
-            }
+            this.current_record = null;
             this.group.add_fields(fields);
             for (name in fields_views) {
                 var views = fields_views[name];
@@ -1326,11 +1322,7 @@
         load: function(ids, set_cursor=true, modified=false, position=-1) {
             this.group.load(ids, null, modified, position);
             this.current_view.reset();
-            if ((ids.length > 0) && (this.current_view.view_type == 'tree')) {
-                this.current_record = this.group.get(ids[0]);
-            } else {
-                this.current_record = null;
-            }
+            this.current_record = null;
             return this.display().then(() => {
                 if (set_cursor) {
                     this.set_cursor();
@@ -1384,7 +1376,7 @@
             if (this.current_record &&
                     ~this.current_record.group.indexOf(this.current_record)) {
             } else if (this.group && this.group.length &&
-                (['form', 'tree'].includes(this.current_view.view_type))) {
+                (this.current_view.view_type == 'form')) {
                 this.current_record = this.group[0];
             } else {
                 this.current_record = null;
diff --git a/sao/src/view/tree.js b/sao/src/view/tree.js
index 8197307d393..32e87c1f70a 100644
--- a/sao/src/view/tree.js
+++ b/sao/src/view/tree.js
@@ -937,8 +937,12 @@
                         moreObserver.observe(more_button[0]);
                     }
                 }
-            }).done(
-                Sao.common.debounce(this.update_sum.bind(this), 250));
+            }).done(() => {
+                if (!this.record && this.rows.length) {
+                    this.rows[0].select_row({});
+                }
+                Sao.common.debounce(this.update_sum.bind(this), 250)();
+            });
         },
         construct: function(extend) {
             if (!extend) {
diff --git a/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/screen/screen.py b/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/screen/screen.py
index 7c0cf307e45..19288d78c34 100644
--- a/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/screen/screen.py
+++ b/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/screen/screen.py
@@ -429,10 +429,7 @@ def __set_group(self, group):
             self.filter_widget = None
             self.order = None
         self.__group.add_fields(fields)
-        if group:
-            self.current_record = group[0]
-        else:
-            self.current_record = None
+        self.current_record = None
         for name, views in fields_views.items():
             self.__group.fields[name].views.update(views)
         self.__group.exclude_field = self.exclude_field
@@ -1010,10 +1007,7 @@ def get_tree_domain(self, parent):
     def load(self, ids, set_cursor=True, modified=False, position=-1):
         self.group.load(ids, modified=modified, position=position)
         self.current_view.reset()
-        if ids and self.current_view.view_type == 'tree':
-            self.current_record = self.group.get(ids[0])
-        else:
-            self.current_record = None
+        self.current_record = None
         self.display(set_cursor=set_cursor)
 
     def display(self, res_id=None, set_cursor=False, force=False):
@@ -1023,8 +1017,7 @@ def display(self, res_id=None, set_cursor=False, force=False):
             if (self.current_record
                     and self.current_record in self.current_record.group):
                 pass
-            elif (self.group
-                    and self.current_view.view_type in {'form', 'tree'}):
+            elif self.group and self.current_view.view_type == 'form':
                 self.current_record = self.group[0]
             else:
                 self.current_record = None
diff --git a/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py b/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py
index 793cb535950..ffd63d9fd4c 100644
--- a/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py
+++ b/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list.py
@@ -1203,6 +1203,11 @@ def display(self, force=False):
             self.set_state()
         self.update_arrow()
         self.update_sum()
+        if not self.record and self.group:
+            record = self.group[0]
+            selection = self.treeview.get_selection()
+            selection.unselect_all()
+            selection.select_path(record.get_index_path(self.group))
 
         # Set column visibility depending on attributes and domain
         domain = []