diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditorWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditorWidget.ts
index f802ab61bdc..9bd30b4ad13 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditorWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditorWidget.ts
@@ -1855,6 +1855,8 @@ export class NotebookEditorWidget extends Disposable implements INotebookEditorD
 				// The notebook editor doesn't have focus yet
 				if (!this.hasEditorFocus()) {
 					this.focusContainer();
+					// trigger editor to update as FocusTracker might not emit focus change event
+					this.updateEditorFocus();
 				}
 
 				if (element && element.focusMode === CellFocusMode.Editor) {