diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index 56a5131be6f..c3d04a6a2ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -1335,6 +1335,8 @@ Core::IEditor *EditorManager::activateEditor(Core::Internal::EditorView *view, C
                 ICore::raiseWindow(editor->widget());
             }
         }
+    } else if (!(flags & DoNotMakeVisible)) {
+        view->setCurrentEditor(editor);
     }
     return editor;
 }