diff --git a/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.c b/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.c
index b9d3689f76691f5427780c5391bc86fa7f090df7..fbc1c6f1ca2cea7d830ae68f156b507be76976ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.c
+++ b/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.c
@@ -307,6 +307,15 @@ expand_action (GtkWidget  *widget,
   IDE_EXIT;
 }
 
+static void
+text_activated_cb (GbpCreateProjectWidget *self,
+                   gpointer                userdata)
+{
+  g_assert (GBP_IS_CREATE_PROJECT_WIDGET (self));
+
+  gtk_widget_activate_action (GTK_WIDGET (self), "create-project.expand", NULL);
+}
+
 static guint
 find_license (GbpCreateProjectWidget *self,
               const char             *license)
@@ -390,6 +399,7 @@ gbp_create_project_widget_class_init (GbpCreateProjectWidgetClass *klass)
 
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, template_changed_cb);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, language_changed_cb);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, text_activated_cb);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, license_changed_cb);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, location_row_changed_cb);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, input_notify_cb);
@@ -399,6 +409,10 @@ gbp_create_project_widget_class_init (GbpCreateProjectWidgetClass *klass)
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "create-project.select-folder", NULL, select_folder_action);
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "create-project.expand", NULL, expand_action);
 
+  gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_Return, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "create-project.expand", NULL);
+  gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_ISO_Enter, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "create-project.expand", NULL);
+  gtk_widget_class_add_binding_action (widget_class, GDK_KEY_KP_Enter, GDK_CONTROL_MASK, "create-project.expand", NULL);
+
   g_type_ensure (IDE_TYPE_TEMPLATE_INPUT);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.ui b/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.ui
index 93a51c143cd358d4d8d632be2e36e88a68197914..7e989aee2530d406bba210c4e39c6c8261d11237 100644
--- a/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/create-project/gbp-create-project-widget.ui
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
                   <object class="AdwEntryRow" id="name_row">
                     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Project Name</property>
                     <property name="text" bind-source="input" bind-property="name" bind-flags="sync-create|bidirectional" />
+                    <signal name="entry_activated" handler="text_activated_cb" swapped="true" object="GbpCreateProjectWidget" />
                     <child type="suffix">
                       <object class="GtkImage" id="directory_clash">
                         <property name="visible">false</property>
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
                   <object class="AdwEntryRow" id="app_id_row">
                     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Application ID…</property>
                     <property name="text" bind-source="input" bind-property="app-id" bind-flags="sync-create|bidirectional" />
+                    <signal name="entry_activated" handler="text_activated_cb" swapped="true" object="GbpCreateProjectWidget" />
                   </object>
                 </child>
                 <child>
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@
                   <object class="AdwEntryRow" id="location_row">
                     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Location</property>
                     <signal name="changed" handler="location_row_changed_cb" swapped="true" object="GbpCreateProjectWidget" />
+                    <signal name="entry_activated" handler="text_activated_cb" swapped="true" object="GbpCreateProjectWidget" />
                     <child type="suffix">
                       <object class="GtkButton">
                         <property name="action-name">create-project.select-folder</property>