diff --git a/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/MacrosPanel.java b/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/MacrosPanel.java
--- a/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/MacrosPanel.java
+++ b/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/MacrosPanel.java
@@ -464,7 +464,12 @@
 
         if (DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(descriptor)==DialogDescriptor.OK_OPTION) {
             String macroName = panel.getNameValue().trim();
-            return model.createMacro(MimePath.EMPTY, macroName);
+	    final Macro macro = model.createMacro(MimePath.EMPTY, macroName);
+	    sorter.resortAfterModelChange();
+            int sel = sorter.viewIndex(model.getAllMacros().size() - 1);
+            tMacros.getSelectionModel().setSelectionInterval(sel, sel);
+            tMacros.scrollRectToVisible(tMacros.getCellRect(sel, 0, true));
+            return macro;
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/TableSorter.java b/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/TableSorter.java
--- a/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/TableSorter.java
+++ b/editor.macros/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/macros/storage/ui/TableSorter.java
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@
             tableHeader.repaint();
         }
     }
+    /**
+     * Sorts the table after the model has changed. The current sort column and
+     * direction is used.
+     */
+    public final void resortAfterModelChange() {
+	sortingStatusChanged();
+    }
 
     public void setSortingStatus(int column, int status) {
         Directive directive = getDirective(column);
@@ -242,6 +249,10 @@
     public int modelIndex(int viewIndex) {
         return getViewToModel()[viewIndex].modelIndex;
     }
+    
+    public int viewIndex(int modelIndex) {
+        return getModelToView()[modelIndex];
+    }
 
     private int[] getModelToView() {
         if (modelToView == null) {