diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
index 371cc64899d..3b3f1fe6c8c 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
@@ -179,31 +179,6 @@ class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable implements WebviewResourceProvider {
 			}
 		}));
 
-		this._register(this._webviewPanel.onDidChangeViewState(async () => {
-			if (this._disposed) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (this._webviewPanel.active) {
-				let document: vscode.TextDocument;
-				try {
-					document = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(this._resource);
-				} catch {
-					return;
-				}
-
-				if (this._disposed) {
-					return;
-				}
-
-				const content = await this._contentProvider.provideTextDocumentContent(document, this, this._previewConfigurations, this.line, this.state);
-				if (!this._webviewPanel.active && !this._disposed) {
-					// Update the html so we can show it properly when restoring it
-					this._webviewPanel.webview.html = content.html;
-				}
-			}
-		}));
-
 		this._register(this._webviewPanel.webview.onDidReceiveMessage((e: CacheImageSizesMessage | RevealLineMessage | DidClickMessage | ClickLinkMessage | ShowPreviewSecuritySelectorMessage | PreviewStyleLoadErrorMessage) => {
 			if (e.source !== this._resource.toString()) {
 				return;
@@ -343,7 +318,7 @@ class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable implements WebviewResourceProvider {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const shouldReloadPage = forceUpdate || !this.currentVersion || this.currentVersion.resource.toString() !== pendingVersion.resource.toString();
+		const shouldReloadPage = forceUpdate || !this.currentVersion || this.currentVersion.resource.toString() !== pendingVersion.resource.toString() || !this._webviewPanel.visible;
 		this.currentVersion = pendingVersion;
 
 		const content = await (shouldReloadPage