diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatController.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatController.ts
index 6e9c62b6648..9c387879fd8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatController.ts
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ export class InlineChatController2 implements IEditorContribution {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if (!foundOne && _editor.hasWidgetFocus()) {
+			if (!foundOne && editorObs.isFocused.read(r)) {
 				this._isActiveController.set(true, undefined);
 			}
 		}));