diff --git a/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateNamespaceModal.tsx b/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateNamespaceModal.tsx
index 6707852d723..60698f94856 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateNamespaceModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateNamespaceModal.tsx
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export const CreateNamespaceModal: OverlayComponent<CreateProjectModalProps> = (
               onChange={(_event, value) => setName(value)}
               value={name}
               isRequired
+              autoFocus
             />
           </FormGroup>
           <FormGroup label={t('Labels')}>
diff --git a/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateProjectModal.tsx b/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateProjectModal.tsx
index 817c48feebb..437a3efee03 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateProjectModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/console-shared/src/components/modals/CreateProjectModal.tsx
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ const DefaultCreateProjectModal: OverlayComponent<CreateProjectModalProps> = ({
               onChange={(_event, value) => setName(value)}
               value={name}
               isRequired
+              autoFocus
             />
           </FormGroup>
           <FormGroup label={t('Display name')} fieldId="input-display-name">