diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/timeline/browser/timelinePane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/timeline/browser/timelinePane.ts
index dd95ebd9a0991cb5231ac88c860c821193b981e9..a34cc3452723afc8d94a576924446e09802c8932 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/timeline/browser/timelinePane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/timeline/browser/timelinePane.ts
@@ -776,12 +776,14 @@ export class TimelinePane extends ViewPane {
 			// Refresh the view on focus to update the relative timestamps
 			this.onDidFocus(() => this.refreshDebounced(), this, this.visibilityDisposables);
 
+			super.setVisible(visible);
+
 			this.onActiveEditorChanged();
 		} else {
 			this.visibilityDisposables?.dispose();
-		}
 
-		super.setVisible(visible);
+			super.setVisible(visible);
+		}
 	}
 
 	protected layoutBody(height: number, width: number): void {