diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 6b3486fc8c1139330d6228a85ed670e6f3cf52af..732e7f7b3e70bdf99d931e30eb6250c599fa3323 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -1256,7 +1256,10 @@ impl Workspace {
                 .unwrap_or_default();
 
             window
-                .update(&mut cx, |_, cx| cx.activate_window())
+                .update(&mut cx, |_, cx| {
+                    cx.activate_window();
+                    cx.activate(true);
+                })
                 .log_err();
             Ok((window, opened_items))
         })