diff --git a/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts b/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts
index 0021c567ea6..1d515e5bf6a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/list/browser/listService.ts
@@ -429,12 +429,14 @@ export interface IResourceNavigatorOptions {
 
 export interface SelectionKeyboardEvent extends KeyboardEvent {
 	preserveFocus?: boolean;
+	pinned?: boolean;
 	__forceEvent?: boolean;
 }
 
-export function getSelectionKeyboardEvent(typeArg = 'keydown', preserveFocus?: boolean): SelectionKeyboardEvent {
+export function getSelectionKeyboardEvent(typeArg = 'keydown', preserveFocus?: boolean, pinned?: boolean): SelectionKeyboardEvent {
 	const e = new KeyboardEvent(typeArg);
 	(<SelectionKeyboardEvent>e).preserveFocus = preserveFocus;
+	(<SelectionKeyboardEvent>e).pinned = pinned;
 	(<SelectionKeyboardEvent>e).__forceEvent = true;
 
 	return e;
@@ -478,8 +480,9 @@ abstract class ResourceNavigator<T> extends Disposable {
 		const focus = this.widget.getFocus();
 		this.widget.setSelection(focus, event.browserEvent);
 
-		const preserveFocus = typeof (event.browserEvent as SelectionKeyboardEvent).preserveFocus === 'boolean' ? (event.browserEvent as SelectionKeyboardEvent).preserveFocus! : true;
-		const pinned = !preserveFocus;
+		const selectionKeyboardEvent = event.browserEvent as SelectionKeyboardEvent;
+		const preserveFocus = typeof selectionKeyboardEvent.preserveFocus === 'boolean' ? selectionKeyboardEvent.preserveFocus! : true;
+		const pinned = typeof selectionKeyboardEvent.pinned === 'boolean' ? selectionKeyboardEvent.pinned! : !preserveFocus;
 		const sideBySide = false;
 
 		this._open(this.getSelectedElement(), preserveFocus, pinned, sideBySide, event.browserEvent);
@@ -490,8 +493,9 @@ abstract class ResourceNavigator<T> extends Disposable {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const preserveFocus = typeof (event.browserEvent as SelectionKeyboardEvent).preserveFocus === 'boolean' ? (event.browserEvent as SelectionKeyboardEvent).preserveFocus! : true;
-		const pinned = !preserveFocus;
+		const selectionKeyboardEvent = event.browserEvent as SelectionKeyboardEvent;
+		const preserveFocus = typeof selectionKeyboardEvent.preserveFocus === 'boolean' ? selectionKeyboardEvent.preserveFocus! : true;
+		const pinned = typeof selectionKeyboardEvent.pinned === 'boolean' ? selectionKeyboardEvent.pinned! : !preserveFocus;
 		const sideBySide = false;
 
 		this._open(this.getSelectedElement(), preserveFocus, pinned, sideBySide, event.browserEvent);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
index a466e6d107e..7b9988ee47e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewPane {
 			if (next === selected) {
 				this.tree.setFocus([]);
 			}
-			this.tree.setFocus([next], getSelectionKeyboardEvent(undefined, false));
+			this.tree.setFocus([next], getSelectionKeyboardEvent(undefined, false, false));
 			this.tree.reveal(next);
 			const ariaLabel = this.treeAccessibilityProvider.getAriaLabel(next);
 			if (ariaLabel) { aria.alert(ariaLabel); }
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewPane {
 			if (prev === selected) {
 				this.tree.setFocus([]);
 			}
-			this.tree.setFocus([prev], getSelectionKeyboardEvent(undefined, false));
+			this.tree.setFocus([prev], getSelectionKeyboardEvent(undefined, false, false));
 			this.tree.reveal(prev);
 			const ariaLabel = this.treeAccessibilityProvider.getAriaLabel(prev);
 			if (ariaLabel) { aria.alert(ariaLabel); }