diff --git a/packages/block-editor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/block-editor/CHANGELOG.md
index ec9109fc062fe1..95c48f6dde785e 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/block-editor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 -   `useInsertionPoint`: Leave the insertion cue alone when it belongs to the in-between inserter. The cue is shared state and the in-between inserter mounts inside its popover, so the sidebar inserter hiding it tore down the inline inserter that had just been opened ([#76241](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/76241)).
 -   `BorderPanel`: Match a chosen drop shadow against the presets from every origin rather than the first origin that defines any, so theme and default presets keep being stored as `var:preset|shadow|<slug>` once a custom preset exists ([#81346](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81346)).
 -   `InserterMenu`: Cancel the animation frame that focuses the active tab when the menu unmounts before it runs, so an unmount right after mount no longer throws [#81918](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81918).
+-   `ListView`: On keyboard activation, focus the start of the first field instead of the end of the last. A Table no longer focuses its last cell. Clicking a List View item still keeps focus in the list ([#81964](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81964)).
 
 ### Internal
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.jsx b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.jsx
index 95b4c941c7a29a..53d0b0400821c6 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.jsx
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.jsx
@@ -431,11 +431,12 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 	const selectEditorBlock = useCallback(
 		( event ) => {
 			// For keyboard activation (Enter/Space on a link), transfer focus
-			// to the canvas with the caret at the end of the block.
-			// For mouse clicks, keep focus in the list view so that subsequent
-			// keyboard operations (arrow navigation, copy/paste) still work.
+			// to the canvas at the default initial position (start of the first
+			// field). For mouse clicks, keep focus in the list view so that
+			// subsequent keyboard operations (arrow navigation, copy/paste)
+			// still work.
 			const isKeyboardActivation = event?.detail === 0;
-			selectBlock( event, clientId, isKeyboardActivation ? -1 : null );
+			selectBlock( event, clientId, isKeyboardActivation ? 0 : null );
 			event.preventDefault();
 		},
 		[ clientId, selectBlock ]
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/list-view.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/list-view.spec.js
index e2f6228e804b2c..02bc0c62f9af30 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/list-view.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/list-view.spec.js
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ test.describe( 'List View', () => {
 		).toBeVisible();
 	} );
 
-	test( 'should place the caret at the end of the block when activating from List View', async ( {
+	test( 'should place the caret at the start of the block when activating from List View', async ( {
 		editor,
 		page,
 		listViewUtils,
@@ -1465,8 +1465,8 @@ test.describe( 'List View', () => {
 
 		// Click the first paragraph in List View to select it,
 		// then press Enter to activate it (transfer focus to canvas).
-		// Keyboard activation (Enter/Space) places the caret at the end
-		// of the block, while mouse click keeps focus in the list view.
+		// Keyboard activation places the caret at the start of the first
+		// field. Mouse click keeps focus in the list view.
 		await listView
 			.getByRole( 'gridcell', { name: 'Paragraph' } )
 			.first()
@@ -1474,24 +1474,75 @@ test.describe( 'List View', () => {
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 
 		// Press Enter to split the block at the caret position.
-		// If the caret is at the end, this creates a new block after the first paragraph.
-		// If the caret is at the start, this creates a new block before the first paragraph.
+		// With the caret at the start, this creates a new block before
+		// the first paragraph.
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 
-		// Verify the block order: if the caret was at the end, the new empty
-		// block should be after the first paragraph, not before it.
 		await expect.poll( editor.getBlocks ).toMatchObject( [
+			{ name: 'core/paragraph', attributes: { content: '' } },
 			{
 				name: 'core/paragraph',
 				attributes: { content: 'First paragraph' },
 			},
-			{ name: 'core/paragraph', attributes: { content: '' } },
 			{
 				name: 'core/paragraph',
 				attributes: { content: 'Second paragraph' },
 			},
 		] );
 	} );
+
+	test( 'should focus the first cell of a Table when activating from List View', async ( {
+		editor,
+		page,
+		listViewUtils,
+	} ) => {
+		await editor.insertBlock( {
+			name: 'core/table',
+			attributes: {
+				body: [
+					{
+						cells: [
+							{ content: 'R1C1', tag: 'td' },
+							{ content: 'R1C2', tag: 'td' },
+						],
+					},
+					{
+						cells: [
+							{ content: 'R2C1', tag: 'td' },
+							{ content: 'R2C2', tag: 'td' },
+						],
+					},
+				],
+			},
+		} );
+
+		const listView = await listViewUtils.openListView();
+		await listView.getByRole( 'gridcell', { name: 'Table' } ).click();
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
+		await page.keyboard.type( 'X' );
+
+		await expect.poll( editor.getBlocks ).toMatchObject( [
+			{
+				name: 'core/table',
+				attributes: {
+					body: [
+						{
+							cells: [
+								{ content: 'XR1C1', tag: 'td' },
+								{ content: 'R1C2', tag: 'td' },
+							],
+						},
+						{
+							cells: [
+								{ content: 'R2C1', tag: 'td' },
+								{ content: 'R2C2', tag: 'td' },
+							],
+						},
+					],
+				},
+			},
+		] );
+	} );
 } );
 
 /** @typedef {import('@playwright/test').Locator} Locator */