diff --git a/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts
index 7d95fe8d3d3..0e28a487e6a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/browserView/electron-main/browserViewMainService.ts
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ export class BrowserViewMainService extends Disposable implements IBrowserViewMa
 
 		// Request the workbench to open the editor
 		this.windowsMainService.sendToFocused('vscode:runAction', {
-			id: 'vscode.open',
-			args: [BrowserViewUri.forUrl(url, targetId)]
+			id: '_workbench.open',
+			args: [BrowserViewUri.forUrl(url, targetId), [undefined, { preserveFocus: true }], undefined]
 		});
 
 		return view;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts
index 0cd292267d5..364df91d6f2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditor.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ export class BrowserEditor extends EditorPane {
 		this._inputDisposables.clear();
 
 		// Resolve the browser view model from the input
-		this._model = await input.resolve();
+		const model = await input.resolve();
+		this._model = model;
 		if (token.isCancellationRequested || this.input !== input) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -425,12 +426,16 @@ export class BrowserEditor extends EditorPane {
 		});
 		this.setBackgroundImage(this._model.screenshot);
 
-		if (context.newInGroup) {
-			if (this._model.url) {
-				this._browserContainer.focus();
-			} else {
-				this.focusUrlInput();
-			}
+		if (!options?.preserveFocus) {
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				if (this._model === model) {
+					if (this._model.url) {
+						this._browserContainer.focus();
+					} else {
+						this.focusUrlInput();
+					}
+				}
+			}, 0);
 		}
 
 		// Start / stop screenshots when the model visibility changes
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserFindWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserFindWidget.ts
index ea918e0428f..aec2add429b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserFindWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserFindWidget.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export class BrowserFindWidget extends SimpleFindWidget {
 
 		// Stop find and clear highlights in the browser view
 		this._model?.stopFindInPage(true);
+		this._model?.focus();
 		this._lastFindResult = undefined;
 		this._hasFoundMatch = false;
 	}