diff --git a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/resources/intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.xml b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/resources/intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.xml
index cbd449b163e3..fb361d8efe5d 100644
--- a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/resources/intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.xml
+++ b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/resources/intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <extensionPoint name="searchEverywhere.tabFactory"
                     interface="com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.SeTabFactory"
                     dynamic="true"/>
+
+    <extensionPoint name="searchEverywhere.previewPanelListener"
+                    interface="com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.ui.SePreviewPanelListener"
+                    dynamic="true"/>
   </extensionPoints>
 
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
diff --git a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SeFrontendItemDataProvidersFacade.kt b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SeFrontendItemDataProvidersFacade.kt
index 0d8ea6f0b961..c7c6bc8d6849 100644
--- a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SeFrontendItemDataProvidersFacade.kt
+++ b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SeFrontendItemDataProvidersFacade.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2026 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend
 
 import com.intellij.ide.rpc.DataContextId
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.SeSession
 import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.SeTransferEnd
 import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.SeTransferEvent
 import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.SeTransferItem
+import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.ui.SePreviewPanelListener
 import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.impl.SeRemoteApi
 import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.presentations.SeItemPresentation
 import com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.providers.SeLog
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class SeFrontendItemDataProvidersFacade(private val projectId: ProjectId,
     modifiers: Int,
     searchText: String,
   ): Boolean {
+    SePreviewPanelListener.EP.forEachExtensionSafe { it.onItemSelected() }
     return SeRemoteApi.getInstance().itemSelected(projectId, session, itemData, modifiers, searchText, isAllTab = isAllTab)
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SePreviewPanelListener.kt b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SePreviewPanelListener.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad02d93a3ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/SePreviewPanelListener.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2026 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.ui
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
+
+/**
+ * A very internal hack for fixing IJPL-237895. A subject to removal. Please do not use it.
+ */
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+@FunctionalInterface
+interface SePreviewPanelListener {
+  companion object {
+    val EP: ExtensionPointName<SePreviewPanelListener> = ExtensionPointName.create("com.intellij.searchEverywhere.previewPanelListener")
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called, when new [editor] is used to show a preview in Search Everywhere preview tab
+   */
+  fun onNewPreviewEditor(editor: Editor)
+  fun onItemSelected()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/ui/SePopupContentPane.kt b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/ui/SePopupContentPane.kt
index b99303bf42ab..cca7d7a00bf2 100644
--- a/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/ui/SePopupContentPane.kt
+++ b/platform/searchEverywhere/frontend/src/ui/SePopupContentPane.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2026 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.platform.searchEverywhere.frontend.ui
 
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ class SePopupContentPane(
       }
 
       override fun onEditorCreated(editor: Editor) {
+        SePreviewPanelListener.EP.forEachExtensionSafe { it.onNewPreviewEditor(editor) }
         if (editor is EditorEx) {
           editor.setRendererMode(true)
         }