diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebuggerUtilImpl.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebuggerUtilImpl.java
index a044f2874b42..c060f2c989a6 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebuggerUtilImpl.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebuggerUtilImpl.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.intellij.ui.SimpleColoredText;
 import com.intellij.ui.awt.RelativePoint;
 import com.intellij.ui.popup.list.ListPopupImpl;
 import com.intellij.util.DocumentUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.IJSwingUtilities;
 import com.intellij.util.Processor;
 import com.intellij.util.SmartList;
 import com.intellij.xdebugger.*;
@@ -586,7 +587,12 @@ public class XDebuggerUtilImpl extends XDebuggerUtil {
 
   @Nullable
   public static Editor createEditor(@NotNull OpenFileDescriptor descriptor) {
-    return descriptor.canNavigate() ? FileEditorManager.getInstance(descriptor.getProject()).openTextEditor(descriptor, false) : null;
+    if (descriptor.canNavigate()) {
+      FileEditorManager fileEditorManager = FileEditorManager.getInstance(descriptor.getProject());
+      Editor editor = fileEditorManager.getSelectedTextEditor();
+      return fileEditorManager.openTextEditor(descriptor, editor != null && IJSwingUtilities.hasFocus(editor.getContentComponent()));
+    }
+    return null;
   }
 
   public static void rebuildAllSessionsViews(@Nullable Project project) {