diff --git a/extensions/vscode-notebook-tests/src/notebook.test.ts b/extensions/vscode-notebook-tests/src/notebook.test.ts
index 1c3e4d067a3..30fac9913d8 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-notebook-tests/src/notebook.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-notebook-tests/src/notebook.test.ts
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ suite('metadata', () => {
 		assert.equal(vscode.notebook.activeNotebookEditor!.selection?.metadata.custom!['testCellMetadata'] as number, 123);
 		assert.equal(vscode.notebook.activeNotebookEditor!.selection?.language, 'typescript');
 	});
+
+	// TODO copy cell should not copy metadata
 });
 
 suite('regression', () => {
@@ -407,6 +409,8 @@ suite('regression', () => {
 		assert.equal(vscode.notebook.activeNotebookEditor !== undefined, true, 'notebook first');
 		assert.equal(vscode.notebook.activeNotebookEditor!.selection?.source, '');
 		assert.equal(vscode.notebook.activeNotebookEditor!.selection?.language, 'typescript');
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.files.saveAll');
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.closeAllEditors');
 	});
 
 	test('#97830, #97764. Support switch to other editor types', async function () {
@@ -427,6 +431,27 @@ suite('regression', () => {
 		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.files.saveAll');
 		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.closeAllEditors');
 	});
+
+	// open text editor, pin, and then open a notebook
+	test('#96105 - dirty editors', async function () {
+		const resource = vscode.Uri.parse(join(vscode.workspace.rootPath || '', './empty.vsctestnb'));
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.openWith', resource, 'default');
+
+		await waitFor(500);
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('notebook.cell.insertCodeCellBelow');
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('default:type', { text: 'var abc = 0;' });
+
+		// now it's dirty, open the resource with notebook editor should open a new one
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.openWith', resource, 'notebookCoreTest');
+		await waitFor(500);
+
+		assert.notEqual(vscode.notebook.activeNotebookEditor, undefined, 'notebook first');
+		assert.notEqual(vscode.window.activeTextEditor, undefined);
+
+		// await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.files.saveAll');
+		await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.closeAllEditors');
+	});
+
 });
 
 suite('webview resource uri', () => {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
index 31b8364d603..c3f2b7e72c3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ export class NotebookContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContri
 			if ((originalInput.group === group.id || originalInput.group === undefined) && (originalInput.viewType === id || typeof id !== 'string')) {
 				// No need to do anything
 				originalInput.updateGroup(group.id);
-				return undefined;
+				return {
+					override: this.editorService.openEditor(originalInput, new NotebookEditorOptions(options || {}).with({ ignoreOverrides: true }), group)
+				};
 			} else {
 				// Create a copy of the input.
 				// Unlike normal editor inputs, we do not want to share custom editor inputs
@@ -225,6 +227,13 @@ export class NotebookContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContri
 				// user pick a non-notebook editor for this resource
 				return undefined;
 			}
+		} else {
+			const existingEditors = group.editors.filter(editor => editor.resource && isEqual(editor.resource, resource) && (editor instanceof NotebookEditorInput) && editor.viewType === id);
+
+			if (existingEditors.length) {
+				// switch to this cell
+				return { override: this.editorService.openEditor(existingEditors[0], new NotebookEditorOptions(options || {}).with({ ignoreOverrides: true }), group) };
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (this._resourceMapping.has(resource)) {
@@ -267,7 +276,7 @@ export class NotebookContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContri
 		input.updateGroup(group.id);
 		this._resourceMapping.set(resource, input);
 
-		return { override: this.editorService.openEditor(input, options, group) };
+		return { override: this.editorService.openEditor(input, new NotebookEditorOptions(options || {}).with({ ignoreOverrides: !options?.pinned }), group) };
 	}
 }