diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
index 9a8555507bfc0a1b069b3b0dd58182a6fd5364df..909de9c0837448e2f1314c45629598237b0e415d 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -5771,13 +5771,14 @@ impl Render for ProjectPanel {
                                         cx.stop_propagation();
                                     },
                                 ))
-                                .on_click(cx.listener(|this, event, _, cx| {
+                                .on_click(cx.listener(|this, event, window, cx| {
                                     if matches!(event, gpui::ClickEvent::Keyboard(_)) {
                                         return;
                                     }
                                     cx.stop_propagation();
                                     this.state.selection = None;
                                     this.marked_entries.clear();
+                                    this.focus_handle(cx).focus(window);
                                 }))
                                 .on_mouse_down(
                                     MouseButton::Right,