fixes #94629

src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewPaneContainer.ts

@@ -1145,9 +1145,6 @@ export class ViewPaneContainer extends Component implements IViewPaneContainer {
 	}
 
 	openView(id: string, focus?: boolean): IView {
-		if (focus) {
-			this.focus();
-		}
 		let view = this.getView(id);
 		if (!view) {
 			this.toggleViewVisibility(id);

src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/views.ts

@@ -715,9 +715,11 @@ export class ViewsService extends Disposable implements IViewsService {
 			const location = this.viewContainersRegistry.getViewContainerLocation(viewContainer);
 			const compositeDescriptor = this.getComposite(viewContainer.id, location!);
 			if (compositeDescriptor) {
-				const paneComposite = await this.openComposite(compositeDescriptor.id, location!, focus) as IPaneComposite | undefined;
+				const paneComposite = await this.openComposite(compositeDescriptor.id, location!) as IPaneComposite | undefined;
 				if (paneComposite && paneComposite.openView) {
 					return paneComposite.openView(id, focus) as T;
+				} else if (focus) {
+					paneComposite?.focus();
 				}
 			}
 		}