diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts
index 6ed71c69a3b445329201d7fa3bd2ff37090824a1..c0378bad9f4208f554747d992a7741b315a46816 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ export class NotebookEditor extends BaseEditor implements INotebookEditor {
 		this.createBody(this.rootElement);
 		this.generateFontInfo();
 		this.editorFocus = NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_FOCUSED.bindTo(this.contextKeyService);
+		this.editorFocus.set(true);
 		this._register(this.onDidFocus(() => {
 			this.editorFocus?.set(true);
 		}));