diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
index 578fdabad1da2866926c89e7612a7e82530cd870..2927d1c2ce9edba6dfcc60b12476c86e7cf8be7f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
@@ -1013,7 +1013,11 @@ impl Pane {
                 self.focus_active_item(cx);
             }
 
-            self.tab_bar_scroll_handle.scroll_to_item(index);
+            if !self.is_tab_pinned(index) {
+                self.tab_bar_scroll_handle
+                    .scroll_to_item(index - self.pinned_tab_count);
+            }
+
             cx.notify();
         }
     }