diff --git a/crates/vim/src/vim.rs b/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
index 91ce66d43e76f3a40a5e074f01527953def1b188..3310c1dab1ac3c05bc24aa1b56f94dcfa22511f8 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
@@ -944,9 +944,11 @@ impl Vim {
             change_list::register(editor, cx);
             digraph::register(editor, cx);
 
-            cx.defer_in(window, |vim, window, cx| {
-                vim.focused(false, window, cx);
-            })
+            if editor.is_focused(window) {
+                cx.defer_in(window, |vim, window, cx| {
+                    vim.focused(false, window, cx);
+                })
+            }
         })
     }