diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 4477fa8bbd9170edbe3df3c38e8386e89f54c316..fc82b3f30e8dfadfeaf47deb26eb5c4a90fcbe35 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -9181,6 +9181,12 @@ impl Editor {
             Editor::for_multibuffer(excerpt_buffer, Some(workspace.project().clone()), true, cx)
         });
         editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| {
+            if let Some(first_range) = ranges_to_highlight.first() {
+                editor.change_selections(None, cx, |selections| {
+                    selections.clear_disjoint();
+                    selections.select_anchor_ranges(std::iter::once(first_range.clone()));
+                });
+            }
             editor.highlight_background::<Self>(
                 &ranges_to_highlight,
                 |theme| theme.editor_highlighted_line_background,