fixes #39668

src/vs/editor/contrib/zoneWidget/zoneWidget.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface IOptions {
 	isResizeable?: boolean;
 	frameColor?: Color;
 	arrowColor?: Color;
+	keepEditorSelection?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IStyles {
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ const defaultOptions: IOptions = {
 	showFrame: true,
 	className: '',
 	frameColor: defaultColor,
-	arrowColor: defaultColor
+	arrowColor: defaultColor,
+	keepEditorSelection: false
 };
 
 const WIDGET_ID = 'vs.editor.contrib.zoneWidget';
@@ -391,7 +393,9 @@ export abstract class ZoneWidget implements IHorizontalSashLayoutProvider {
 
 		this._doLayout(containerHeight, width);
 
-		this.editor.setSelection(where);
+		if (!this.options.keepEditorSelection) {
+			this.editor.setSelection(where);
+		}
 
 		// Reveal the line above or below the zone widget, to get the zone widget in the viewport
 		const revealLineNumber = Math.min(this.editor.getModel().getLineCount(), Math.max(1, where.endLineNumber + 1));

src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/dirtydiffDecorator.ts

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class DirtyDiffWidget extends PeekViewWidget {
 		@IMessageService private messageService: IMessageService,
 		@IContextKeyService contextKeyService: IContextKeyService
 	) {
-		super(editor, { isResizeable: true, frameWidth: 1 });
+		super(editor, { isResizeable: true, frameWidth: 1, keepEditorSelection: true });
 
 		themeService.onThemeChange(this._applyTheme, this, this._disposables);
 		this._applyTheme(themeService.getTheme());