diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersTreeController.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersTreeController.ts
index f51c52b5b2d..bc3773b7948 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersTreeController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersTreeController.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export class Controller extends treedefaults.DefaultController {
 						endColumn: marker.endColumn
 					},
 					preserveFocus,
-					pinned
+					pinned,
+					revealIfVisible: true
 				},
 			}, sideByside).done(null, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/replaceService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/replaceService.ts
index b35f6210f83..e879101ab92 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/replaceService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/replaceService.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class ReplaceService implements IReplaceService {
 	public openReplacePreviewEditor(element: FileMatchOrMatch, preserveFocus?: boolean, sideBySide?: boolean, pinned?: boolean): TPromise<any> {
 		this.telemetryService.publicLog('replace.open.previewEditor');
 		return this.getInput(element instanceof Match ? element.parent() : element).then((editorInput) => {
-			this.editorService.openEditor(editorInput, {preserveFocus, pinned}).then((editor) => {
+			this.editorService.openEditor(editorInput, {preserveFocus, pinned, revealIfVisible: true}).then((editor) => {
 				let editorControl= (<IDiffEditor>editor.getControl());
 				if (element instanceof Match) {
 					editorControl.revealLineInCenter(element.range().startLineNumber);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
index 71339c0035c..526cd1f8969 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchViewlet.ts
@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@ export class SearchViewlet extends Viewlet {
 			options: {
 				preserveFocus,
 				pinned,
-				selection
+				selection,
+				revealIfVisible: true
 			}
 		}, sideBySide);
 	}