diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
index a6e37d28d82..a1c2cf45a13 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
@@ -239,10 +239,6 @@ export class MarkdownPreview {
 		return this.editor.position;
 	}
 
-	public isPreviewOf(resource: vscode.Uri): boolean {
-		return this._resource.fsPath === resource.fsPath;
-	}
-
 	public isWebviewOf(webview: vscode.WebviewPanel): boolean {
 		return this.editor === webview;
 	}
@@ -276,6 +272,10 @@ export class MarkdownPreview {
 		this.editor.webview.title = MarkdownPreview.getPreviewTitle(this._resource, this._locked);
 	}
 
+	private isPreviewOf(resource: vscode.Uri): boolean {
+		return this._resource.fsPath === resource.fsPath;
+	}
+
 	private static getPreviewTitle(resource: vscode.Uri, locked: boolean): string {
 		return locked
 			? localize('lockedPreviewTitle', '[Preview] {0}', path.basename(resource.fsPath))
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ export class MarkdownPreview {
 				return;
 			}
 		}
+
+		vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(this._resource).then(vscode.window.showTextDocument);
 	}
 }