diff --git a/editor/connections_dialog.cpp b/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
index f49a373d043f..ed90b796f777 100644
--- a/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ void ConnectDialog::_item_activated() {
 	_ok_pressed(); // From AcceptDialog.
 }
 
-void ConnectDialog::_text_submitted(const String &p_text) {
-	_ok_pressed(); // From AcceptDialog.
-}
-
 /*
  * Called each time a target node is selected within the target node tree.
  */
@@ -451,6 +447,11 @@ void ConnectDialog::_update_warning_label() {
 	warning_label->set_visible(true);
 }
 
+void ConnectDialog::_post_popup() {
+	callable_mp((Control *)dst_method, &Control::grab_focus).call_deferred();
+	callable_mp(dst_method, &LineEdit::select_all).call_deferred();
+}
+
 void ConnectDialog::_notification(int p_what) {
 	switch (p_what) {
 		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE: {
@@ -825,8 +826,8 @@ ConnectDialog::ConnectDialog() {
 	dst_method = memnew(LineEdit);
 	dst_method->set_h_size_flags(Control::SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 	dst_method->connect("text_changed", callable_mp(method_tree, &Tree::deselect_all).unbind(1));
-	dst_method->connect("text_submitted", callable_mp(this, &ConnectDialog::_text_submitted));
 	hbc_method->add_child(dst_method);
+	register_text_enter(dst_method);
 
 	open_method_tree = memnew(Button);
 	hbc_method->add_child(open_method_tree);
diff --git a/editor/connections_dialog.h b/editor/connections_dialog.h
index 8aa44dc91d13..f644d3335a98 100644
--- a/editor/connections_dialog.h
+++ b/editor/connections_dialog.h
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ private:
 	void ok_pressed() override;
 	void _cancel_pressed();
 	void _item_activated();
-	void _text_submitted(const String &p_text);
 	void _tree_node_selected();
 	void _focus_currently_connected();
 
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ private:
 	void _update_warning_label();
 
 protected:
+	virtual void _post_popup() override;
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();