1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index c670d0ab8..f2c554866 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
             docView.rootDoc.layoutKey === 'layout_icon' ? await new Promise<void>(res => docView.iconify(res)) : undefined;
             docView.props.focus(docView.rootDoc, options); // focus the view within its container
             const { childDocView, viewSpec } = await iterator(docView);
-            if (!childDocView) return { viewSpec: viewSpec ?? docView.rootDoc, docView, contextView };
+            if (!childDocView) return { viewSpec: options.anchorDoc ?? viewSpec ?? docView.rootDoc, docView, contextView };
             contextView = docView;
             docView = childDocView;
         }