diff --git a/src/backend/index.js b/src/backend/index.js
index fe14c9966f8b8363952620ec7b8947483e035c1e..a21c810d689be3335fddb8ba57e1c2e5306f0f19 100644
--- a/src/backend/index.js
+++ b/src/backend/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ function connect (Vue) {
 
   bridge.on('scroll-to-instance', id => {
     const instance = findInstanceOrVnode(id)
-    instance && scrollIntoView(instance)
+    if (instance) {
+      scrollIntoView(instance)
+      highlight(instance)
+    }
   })
 
   bridge.on('filter-instances', _filter => {