diff --git a/apps/debugger/src/app/debugger-api.ts b/apps/debugger/src/app/debugger-api.ts
index 1fa089b5d2..6727988c9a 100644
--- a/apps/debugger/src/app/debugger-api.ts
+++ b/apps/debugger/src/app/debugger-api.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ export const DebuggerApiMixin = (Base) => class extends Base {
   }
 
   async highlight (lineColumnPos, path) {
-    await this.call('fileManager', 'open', path)
-    await this.call('editor', 'gotoLine', lineColumnPos.start.line, lineColumnPos.start.column)
-    await this.call('editor', 'highlight', lineColumnPos, path)
+    await this.call('editor', 'highlight', lineColumnPos, path, '', { focus: true })
   }
 
   async getFile (path) {
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js
index 883f1d0124..9eea6aeaed 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/contextualListener.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class ContextualListener extends Plugin {
       }
       const fileName = lastCompilationResult.getSourceName(position.file)
       if (fileName) {
-        return this.call('editor', 'highlight', lineColumn, fileName)
+        return this.call('editor', 'highlight', lineColumn, fileName, '', { focus: false })
       }
     }
     return null
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js
index b2d488a17d..128f5b0c83 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js
@@ -466,10 +466,12 @@ class Editor extends Plugin {
     await this.addDecoration(annotation, filePath, 'sourceAnnotationsPerFile')
   }
 
-  async highlight (position, filePath) {
+  async highlight (position, filePath, highlightColor, opt = { focus: true }) {
     filePath = filePath || this.currentFile
-    await this.call('fileManager', 'open', filePath)
-    this.gotoLine(position.start.line, position.start.column)
+    if (opt.focus) {
+      await this.call('fileManager', 'open', filePath)
+      this.gotoLine(position.start.line, position.start.column)
+    }
     await this.addDecoration({ position }, filePath, 'markerPerFile')
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/test-tab.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/test-tab.js
index df001652ba..9dd245fbb3 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/test-tab.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/test-tab.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ module.exports = class TestTab extends ViewPlugin {
         runningTests[fileName].content
       )
       await this.call('editor', 'discardHighlight')
-      await this.call('editor', 'highlight', location, fileName)
+      await this.call('editor', 'highlight', location, fileName, '', { focus: true })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/static-analyser/src/lib/ErrorRenderer.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/static-analyser/src/lib/ErrorRenderer.tsx
index 6e99337800..b8c04330d7 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/static-analyser/src/lib/ErrorRenderer.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/static-analyser/src/lib/ErrorRenderer.tsx
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ const ErrorRenderer = ({ message, opt, editor }: ErrorRendererProps) => {
 
   const handlePointToErrorOnClick = async (location, fileName) => {
     await editor.call('editor', 'discardHighlight')
-    await editor.call('fileManager', 'open', fileName)
-    await editor.call('editor', 'gotoLine', location.start.line, location.start.column)
-    await editor.call('editor', 'highlight', location, fileName)
+    await editor.call('editor', 'highlight', location, fileName, '', { focus: true })
   }
 
   if (!message) return