diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
index 25b653670d65ffc62df03f1184c4559b9ff2b646..ff16885f85929da925ed0c82f345ee161487c6fb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ export class SearchViewlet extends Viewlet {
 		if (visible && !this.editorService.getActiveEditor()) {
 			let focus = this.tree.getFocus();
 			if (focus) {
-				this.onFocus(focus);
+				this.onFocus(focus, true);
 			}
 		}