diff --git a/.changeset/focus-sidebar-prompt.md b/.changeset/focus-sidebar-prompt.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0828ac48eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/focus-sidebar-prompt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Focus the sidebar prompt after closing an active session tab.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/SessionTabStrip.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/SessionTabStrip.tsx
index 120d8eda5f5..f2e9d1baf7b 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/SessionTabStrip.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/SessionTabStrip.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useLocalTabs } from "../../context/local-tabs"
 import { useSession } from "../../context/session"
 import { isPendingTab } from "../../utils/local-tabs"
 import { useTabScroll } from "../../utils/tab-scroll"
-import { focusPrompt, focusSelectedTab, focusTabElement, handleTabKey } from "../../utils/tab-navigation"
+import { focusPrompt, focusTabElement, handleTabKey } from "../../utils/tab-navigation"
 import { setTabWidths } from "../../utils/tab-widths"
 import { useVSCode } from "../../context/vscode"
 import { SessionTab } from "./SessionTab"
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export const SessionTabStrip: Component = () => {
   const close = (id: string) => {
     freeze()
     tabs.close(id)
-    focusSelectedTab(document, focusPrompt)
     requestAnimationFrame(release)
   }
   const closeOthers = (id: string) => {