diff --git a/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PySdkStatusBar.kt b/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PySdkStatusBar.kt
index e2526f178b91..22ea24678bb8 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PySdkStatusBar.kt
+++ b/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/configuration/PySdkStatusBar.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootListener
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.ListPopup
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBar
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBarWidget
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBarWidgetFactory
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.status.EditorBasedStatusBarPopup
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.PySdkPopupFactory.Companion.shortenNameInPopup
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.legacy.PythonSdkUtil
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.noInterpreterMarker
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 private const val ID: String = "pythonInterpreterWidget"
 
@@ -69,6 +71,15 @@ private class PySdkStatusBar(project: Project, scope: CoroutineScope) : EditorBa
                                                                                                   scope = scope) {
   private var module: Module? = null
 
+  override fun install(statusBar: StatusBar) {
+    super.install(statusBar)
+    // statusBar.currentEditor resolves asynchronously via serviceAsync chain (with null as initial value);
+    // subscribe to it so the widget re-evaluates once the editor becomes available
+    scope.launch {
+      statusBar.currentEditor.collect { update() }
+    }
+  }
+
   override fun getWidgetState(file: VirtualFile?): WidgetState {
     module = findModule(file) ?: return WidgetState.HIDDEN