diff --git a/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs b/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs
index 85186ad504eb098264aae64ba3c2354d20d011a4..85bb5fbba6ad49f556ecca9a4863972adb8666ce 100644
--- a/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs
+++ b/crates/tab_switcher/src/tab_switcher.rs
@@ -529,7 +529,9 @@ impl TabSwitcherDelegate {
         }
 
         if self.select_last {
-            return self.matches.len() - 1;
+            let item_index = self.matches.len() - 1;
+            self.set_selected_index(item_index, window, cx);
+            return item_index;
         }
 
         // This only runs when initially opening the picker