fixes #108073

src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts

@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ class ViewModel {
 	}
 
 	focus() {
+		if (this.tree.getFocus().length === 0) {
 			for (const repository of this.scmViewService.visibleRepositories) {
 				const widget = this.inputRenderer.getRenderedInputWidget(repository.input);
 
@@ -1071,6 +1072,7 @@ class ViewModel {
 					return;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 
 		this.tree.domFocus();
 	}