diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
index 21f84297..0b158122 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
@@ -447,9 +447,16 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         let cell_edit = |app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, actions: &mut Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)>, field: &str, cell: Rect| -> bool {
             let Some((eid, ef, mut buf)) = editing.clone().filter(|(e, f, _)| *e == id.0 && f == field) else { return false };
             let mut child = ui.new_child(egui::UiBuilder::new().max_rect(cell));
-            let resp = child.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut buf).desired_width(cell.width()).font(Tokens::ui(12.0)));
+            // The field keeps Tab (egui would move the keyboard to the next widget, where Enter no
+            // longer renames, #881): Tab commits like Enter and gives the keyboard back to the panel.
+            let filter = egui::EventFilter { tab: true, horizontal_arrows: true, vertical_arrows: true, ..Default::default() };
+            let resp = child.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut buf).desired_width(cell.width()).font(Tokens::ui(12.0)).event_filter(filter));
             app.auto.add(&format!("project.item.{}.{field}Edit", id.0), cell, field);
-            if resp.lost_focus() {
+            let tab = resp.has_focus() && ctx.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Tab));
+            if tab {
+                resp.surrender_focus();
+            }
+            if resp.lost_focus() || tab {
                 ctx.data_mut(|d| d.remove::<Editing>(edit_id()));
                 if !ctx.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Escape)) {
                     let (cmd, params) = if ef == "name" {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_inline_edit.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_inline_edit.rs
index 4119d79b..dd20e55b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_inline_edit.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_inline_edit.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,30 @@ fn project_rename_replaces_the_name() {
     assert!(!h.ctx.egui_wants_keyboard_input(), "Enter releases the keyboard");
 }
 
+/// #881: Tab in the Project panel's rename field commits the name like Enter and gives the keyboard
+/// back to the panel; it doesn't leave keyboard focus on another widget (the row's label swatch),
+/// where Enter would no longer rename and the arrow keys would move between widgets.
+#[test]
+fn tab_in_the_project_rename_field_commits_and_keeps_enter_renaming() {
+    let (mut h, comp) = harness();
+    let name = |h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>| h.state().session.project.items.values().find(|i| i.id.0 == comp).unwrap().name.clone();
+    let edit = format!("project.item.{comp}.nameEdit");
+    let editing = |h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>| h.state().auto.elements.iter().any(|e| e.id == edit);
+    let p = center(&h, &format!("project.item.{comp}.name"));
+    click(&mut h, p, 1);
+    key(&mut h, Key::Enter);
+    type_text(&mut h, "Hero");
+    key(&mut h, Key::Tab);
+    assert_eq!(name(&h), "Hero", "Tab commits the name");
+    assert!(!editing(&h), "Tab closes the rename field");
+    assert_eq!(h.ctx.memory(|m| m.focused()), None, "no other widget takes the keyboard");
+    key(&mut h, Key::Enter);
+    assert!(editing(&h), "Enter renames again");
+    type_text(&mut h, "Main");
+    key(&mut h, Key::Enter);
+    assert_eq!(name(&h), "Main");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn timecode_field_replaces_commits_and_cancels() {
     let (mut h, _) = harness();