diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/interactive/browser/interactiveEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/interactive/browser/interactiveEditor.ts
index 741ffc6b208..5ad6018776f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/interactive/browser/interactiveEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/interactive/browser/interactiveEditor.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'vs/css!./media/interactive';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
 import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
+import { Emitter, Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { DisposableStore } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { ICodeEditorService } from 'vs/editor/browser/services/codeEditorService';
 import { CodeEditorWidget } from 'vs/editor/browser/widget/codeEditorWidget';
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ export class InteractiveEditor extends EditorPane {
 	#widgetDisposableStore: DisposableStore = this._register(new DisposableStore());
 	#dimension?: DOM.Dimension;
 
+	#onDidFocusWidget = this._register(new Emitter<void>());
+	override get onDidFocus(): Event<void> { return this.#onDidFocusWidget.event; }
+
 	constructor(
 		@ITelemetryService telemetryService: ITelemetryService,
 		@IThemeService themeService: IThemeService,
@@ -156,13 +160,14 @@ export class InteractiveEditor extends EditorPane {
 		this.#notebookWidget.value!.setOptions({
 			isReadOnly: true
 		});
-
+		this.#widgetDisposableStore.add(this.#notebookWidget.value!.onDidFocus(() => this.#onDidFocusWidget.fire()));
 		this.#widgetDisposableStore.add(model.notebook.onDidChangeContent(() => {
 			(model as ComplexNotebookEditorModel).setDirty(false);
 		}));
 
 		const editorModel = input.resolveInput(this.#notebookWidget.value?.activeKernel?.supportedLanguages[0] ?? 'plaintext');
 		this.#codeEditorWidget.setModel(editorModel);
+		this.#widgetDisposableStore.add(this.#codeEditorWidget.onDidFocusEditorWidget(() => this.#onDidFocusWidget.fire()));
 		this.#widgetDisposableStore.add(this.#codeEditorWidget.onDidContentSizeChange(e => {
 			if (!e.contentHeightChanged) {
 				return;