diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyInteractiveTree.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyInteractiveTree.tsx
index b9aeeedf79..68ac9447b2 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyInteractiveTree.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyInteractiveTree.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ interface TaxonomyInteractiveTreeProps {
   taxonomyType: CoreTaxonomiesEnum;
   taxonomyItems: TaxonomyEntity[];
   draftNewItem: Partial<TaxonomyEntity> | null;
+  lastCreatedItemKey: string | null;
+  resetLastCreatedItemKey: () => void;
   onTaxonomyItemClick: (taxonomyItem: TaxonomyEntity) => void;
   onAddButtonClick: (taxonomyItem: TaxonomyEntity | undefined) => void;
   onCancelDraftItem: () => void;
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ const TaxonomyInteractiveTree = ({
   taxonomyType,
   taxonomyItems,
   draftNewItem,
+  lastCreatedItemKey,
+  resetLastCreatedItemKey,
   onTaxonomyItemClick,
   onAddButtonClick,
   onCancelDraftItem,
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ const TaxonomyInteractiveTree = ({
         onTaxonomyItemClick,
         onAddButtonClick,
         hasChildren: false,
+        isLastCreatedItem: lastCreatedItemKey === taxonomyItem.fides_key,
+        resetLastCreatedItemKey,
       },
       type: "taxonomyTreeNode",
     };
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTextInputNode.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTextInputNode.tsx
index c05d7655a2..db45929af1 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTextInputNode.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTextInputNode.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { Node, NodeProps, useReactFlow } from "@xyflow/react";
+import { Node, NodeProps } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { AntInput, InputRef } from "fidesui";
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
+import useCenterScreenOnNode from "../hooks/useCenterScreenOnNode";
 import TaxonomyTreeNodeHandle from "./TaxonomyTreeNodeHandle";
 
 export type TextInputNodeType = Node<
@@ -23,29 +24,29 @@ const TaxonomyTextInputNode = ({
   const [value, setValue] = useState("");
   const inputWidth = 200;
 
-  const { setCenter, getZoom } = useReactFlow();
+  const { centerScreenOnNode } = useCenterScreenOnNode({
+    positionAbsoluteX,
+    positionAbsoluteY,
+    nodeWidth: inputWidth,
+  });
 
   // Reset state and autofocus / center screen around the node when it is mounted
   // or when the parent key changes (it's being added to somewhere else in the tree)
   useEffect(() => {
     setValue("");
     const focusOnInput = () =>
-      inputRef.current!.focus({
+      inputRef.current?.focus({
         cursor: "start",
         preventScroll: true,
       });
-    const centerScreenOnNode = () =>
-      setCenter(positionAbsoluteX + inputWidth / 2, positionAbsoluteY, {
-        duration: 500,
-        zoom: getZoom(),
-      });
+
     const centerAndFocus = async () => {
       await centerScreenOnNode();
       focusOnInput();
     };
 
     centerAndFocus();
-  }, [parentKey, getZoom, positionAbsoluteX, positionAbsoluteY, setCenter]);
+  }, [parentKey, centerScreenOnNode, positionAbsoluteX, positionAbsoluteY]);
 
   return (
     <div style={{ width: inputWidth }}>
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTreeNode.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTreeNode.tsx
index dd2ee54591..47209a55be 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTreeNode.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/components/TaxonomyTreeNode.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { Node, NodeProps } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { AntButton, AntTypography, Icons } from "fidesui";
-import { useCallback, useContext } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect } from "react";
 
 import { TAXONOMY_ROOT_NODE_ID } from "../constants";
 import {
   TaxonomyTreeHoverContext,
   TreeNodeHoverStatus,
 } from "../context/TaxonomyTreeHoverContext";
+import useCenterScreenOnNode from "../hooks/useCenterScreenOnNode";
 import { TaxonomyEntity } from "../types";
 import styles from "./TaxonomyTreeNode.module.scss";
 import TaxonomyTreeNodeHandle from "./TaxonomyTreeNodeHandle";
@@ -18,11 +19,17 @@ export type TaxonomyTreeNodeType = Node<
     onTaxonomyItemClick: (taxonomyItem: TaxonomyEntity) => void | null;
     onAddButtonClick: (taxonomyItem: TaxonomyEntity | undefined) => void;
     hasChildren: boolean;
+    isLastCreatedItem: boolean;
+    resetLastCreatedItemKey: () => void;
   },
   "taxonomyTreeNode"
 >;
 
-const TaxonomyTreeNode = ({ data }: NodeProps<TaxonomyTreeNodeType>) => {
+const TaxonomyTreeNode = ({
+  data,
+  positionAbsoluteX,
+  positionAbsoluteY,
+}: NodeProps<TaxonomyTreeNodeType>) => {
   const { onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave, getNodeHoverStatus } = useContext(
     TaxonomyTreeHoverContext,
   );
@@ -32,8 +39,34 @@ const TaxonomyTreeNode = ({ data }: NodeProps<TaxonomyTreeNodeType>) => {
     onTaxonomyItemClick,
     label,
     hasChildren,
+    isLastCreatedItem,
+    resetLastCreatedItemKey,
   } = data;
 
+  const { centerScreenOnNode } = useCenterScreenOnNode({
+    positionAbsoluteX,
+    positionAbsoluteY,
+    nodeWidth: 200,
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const centerScreenAndSimulateHover = async () => {
+      await centerScreenOnNode();
+      onMouseEnter(taxonomyItem?.fides_key!);
+    };
+
+    if (isLastCreatedItem) {
+      centerScreenAndSimulateHover();
+      resetLastCreatedItemKey();
+    }
+  }, [
+    isLastCreatedItem,
+    onMouseEnter,
+    taxonomyItem?.fides_key,
+    resetLastCreatedItemKey,
+    centerScreenOnNode,
+  ]);
+
   const nodeHoverStatus = getNodeHoverStatus(taxonomyItem?.fides_key!);
   const getNodeHoverStatusClass = useCallback(() => {
     switch (nodeHoverStatus) {
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/hooks/useCenterScreenOnNode.ts b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/hooks/useCenterScreenOnNode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8a7829076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/taxonomy/hooks/useCenterScreenOnNode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useReactFlow } from "@xyflow/react";
+import { useCallback } from "react";
+
+interface UseCenterScreenOnNodeParams {
+  positionAbsoluteX: number;
+  positionAbsoluteY: number;
+  nodeWidth: number;
+}
+
+const useCenterScreenOnNode = ({
+  positionAbsoluteX,
+  positionAbsoluteY,
+  nodeWidth,
+}: UseCenterScreenOnNodeParams) => {
+  const { setCenter, getZoom } = useReactFlow();
+
+  const centerScreenOnNode = useCallback(
+    () =>
+      setCenter(positionAbsoluteX + nodeWidth / 2, positionAbsoluteY, {
+        duration: 500,
+        zoom: getZoom(),
+      }),
+    [getZoom, positionAbsoluteX, positionAbsoluteY, nodeWidth, setCenter],
+  );
+
+  return { centerScreenOnNode };
+};
+export default useCenterScreenOnNode;
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/pages/taxonomy/index.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/pages/taxonomy/index.tsx
index 210d43c364..608c61e7c4 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/pages/taxonomy/index.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/pages/taxonomy/index.tsx
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ const TaxonomyPage: NextPage = () => {
   const [draftNewItem, setDraftNewItem] =
     useState<Partial<TaxonomyEntity> | null>(null);
 
+  const [lastCreatedItemKey, setLastCreatedItemKey] = useState<string | null>(
+    null,
+  );
+
   // reset state when changing taxonomy type
   useEffect(() => {
     setDraftNewItem(null);
+    setLastCreatedItemKey(null);
     setTaxonomyItemToEdit(null);
   }, [taxonomyType]);
 
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ const TaxonomyPage: NextPage = () => {
         toast(errorToastParams(getErrorMessage(result.error)));
         return;
       }
+      setLastCreatedItemKey(result.data.fides_key);
       toast(successToastParams("New label successfully created"));
       setTimeout(() => setDraftNewItem(null));
     },
@@ -120,6 +126,8 @@ const TaxonomyPage: NextPage = () => {
                 showDisabledItems ? taxonomyItems : activeTaxonomyItems
               }
               draftNewItem={draftNewItem}
+              lastCreatedItemKey={lastCreatedItemKey}
+              resetLastCreatedItemKey={() => setLastCreatedItemKey(null)}
               onTaxonomyItemClick={(taxonomyItem) => {
                 setTaxonomyItemToEdit(taxonomyItem);
               }}