diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
index 806bbb4fda1cbcdf9c400d2df11f8d6dc6c8936c..1af95f4a23c8591a8ec2cbe18a7705c053ad3d5b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
@@ -676,7 +676,11 @@ export class ExplorerView extends ViewPane {
 				if (item.isDisposed) {
 					return this.onSelectResource(resource, reveal, retry + 1);
 				}
-				this.tree.reveal(item, 0.5);
+
+				// Don't scroll to the item if it's already visible
+				if (this.tree.getRelativeTop(item) === null) {
+					this.tree.reveal(item, 0.5);
+				}
 			}
 
 			this.tree.setFocus([item]);