To reproduce: private void RadGridView1_UserAddingRow(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewRowCancelEventArgs e) { radGridView1.MasterView.TableAddNewRow.CancelAddNewRow(); } See attached video. Workaround: private void RadGridView1_UserAddingRow(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewRowCancelEventArgs e) { radGridView1.MasterView.TableAddNewRow.CancelAddNewRow(); radGridView1.MasterView.ViewTemplate.DataView.CurrentItem.IsCurrent = false; }