fixes #131938

src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts

@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ class KeyboardController<T> implements IDisposable {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		this.list.focusPrevious(1, false, e.browserEvent);
-		this.list.reveal(this.list.getFocus()[0]);
+		const el = this.list.getFocus()[0];
+		this.list.setAnchor(el);
+		this.list.reveal(el);
 		this.view.domNode.focus();
 	}
 
@@ -315,7 +317,9 @@ class KeyboardController<T> implements IDisposable {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		this.list.focusNext(1, false, e.browserEvent);
-		this.list.reveal(this.list.getFocus()[0]);
+		const el = this.list.getFocus()[0];
+		this.list.setAnchor(el);
+		this.list.reveal(el);
 		this.view.domNode.focus();
 	}
 
@@ -323,7 +327,9 @@ class KeyboardController<T> implements IDisposable {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		this.list.focusPreviousPage(e.browserEvent);
-		this.list.reveal(this.list.getFocus()[0]);
+		const el = this.list.getFocus()[0];
+		this.list.setAnchor(el);
+		this.list.reveal(el);
 		this.view.domNode.focus();
 	}
 
@@ -331,7 +337,9 @@ class KeyboardController<T> implements IDisposable {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		this.list.focusNextPage(e.browserEvent);
-		this.list.reveal(this.list.getFocus()[0]);
+		const el = this.list.getFocus()[0];
+		this.list.setAnchor(el);
+		this.list.reveal(el);
 		this.view.domNode.focus();
 	}
 
@@ -339,6 +347,7 @@ class KeyboardController<T> implements IDisposable {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		this.list.setSelection(range(this.list.length), e.browserEvent);
+		this.list.setAnchor(undefined);
 		this.view.domNode.focus();
 	}
 
@@ -347,6 +356,7 @@ class KeyboardController<T> implements IDisposable {
 			e.preventDefault();
 			e.stopPropagation();
 			this.list.setSelection([], e.browserEvent);
+			this.list.setAnchor(undefined);
 			this.view.domNode.focus();
 		}
 	}

src/vs/workbench/browser/actions/listCommands.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ async function navigate(widget: WorkbenchListWidget | undefined, updateFocusFn:
 		widget.reveal(listFocus[0]);
 	}
 
+	widget.setAnchor(listFocus[0]);
 	ensureDOMFocus(widget);
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ function selectElement(accessor: ServicesAccessor, retainCurrentFocus: boolean):
 	if (focused instanceof List || focused instanceof PagedList || focused instanceof Table) {
 		const list = focused;
 		list.setSelection(list.getFocus(), fakeKeyboardEvent);
+		list.setAnchor(list.getFocus()[0]);
 	}
 
 	// Trees
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ function selectElement(accessor: ServicesAccessor, retainCurrentFocus: boolean):
 			}
 		}
 		tree.setSelection(focus, fakeKeyboardEvent);
+		tree.setAnchor(focus[0]);
 	}
 }