diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.html b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.html
index f8930ef26a16..0b052e89c12f 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.html
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <td width="auto" id="or-import-parsopt"></td>
   <td width="100px" style="text-align: right;" id="or-import-projname"></td>
   <td width="200px">
-   <input class="inline" type="text" size="30" bind="projectNameInput" style="width: 200px;" />
+   <input class="inline" type="text" size="30" bind="projectNameInput" id="projectNameTextField" style="width: 200px;" />
   </td>
   <td width="35px" style="text-align: right;" id="or-import-projtags"></td>
   <td width="200px">
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.js
index 5377a10321c6..2daa97b76de5 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/parsing-panel.js
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ Refine.DefaultImportingController.prototype._prepareParsingPanel = function() {
   this._parsingPanelElmts.previousButton.html($.i18n('core-buttons/previous'));
   this._parsingPanelElmts.startOverButton.html($.i18n('core-buttons/startover'));
   this._parsingPanelElmts.nextButton.html($.i18n('core-buttons/create-project'));
+
+  // Submit the form directly by hitting Enter key
+  document.getElementById("projectNameTextField").addEventListener("keyup", function (event) {
+    if (event.code === 'Enter')
+      self._createProject();
+  }); 
+
   $('#or-import-parsopt').text($.i18n('core-index-import/parsing-options'));
   $('#or-import-projname').html($.i18n('core-index-import/project-name'));
   $('#or-import-projtags').html($.i18n('core-index-import/project-tags'));