diff --git a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/sheets/view_tab.dart b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/sheets/view_tab.dart
index 6d033e12..f7200859 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/sheets/view_tab.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/geckoview/features/browser/presentation/widgets/sheets/view_tab.dart
@@ -249,7 +249,11 @@ class ViewTabSheetWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 onTap: () async {
                   final tabId = await ref
                       .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                      .addTab(url: initialTabState.url, private: false);
+                      .addTab(
+                        url: initialTabState.url,
+                        private: false,
+                        selectTab: false,
+                      );
 
                   if (context.mounted) {
                     //save reference before pop `ref` gets disposed
@@ -274,7 +278,11 @@ class ViewTabSheetWidget extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 onTap: () async {
                   final tabId = await ref
                       .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                      .addTab(url: initialTabState.url, private: true);
+                      .addTab(
+                        url: initialTabState.url,
+                        private: true,
+                        selectTab: false,
+                      );
 
                   if (context.mounted) {
                     //save reference before pop `ref` gets disposed