diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -239,10 +239,12 @@
     // Select the files. Although the files can be split between several
     // tabs, there is no need to split 'files' accordingly, as
     // the DolphinView will just ignore invalid selections.
-    for (int i = oldTabCount; i < tabCount; ++i) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < tabCount; ++i) {
         DolphinTabPage* tabPage = tabPageAt(i);
         tabPage->markUrlsAsSelected(files);
         tabPage->markUrlAsCurrent(files.first());
+        // Force selection of file if directory was already open, BUG: 417230
+        tabPage->activeViewContainer()->setActive(true);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 
 void DolphinView::setActive(bool active)
 {
+    updateViewState(); // BUG: 417230
     if (active == m_active) {
         return;
     }