diff --git a/editor/shader/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/shader/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp
index 3151cc411d..c93481a464 100644
--- a/editor/shader/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/shader/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -5684,7 +5684,7 @@ void VisualShaderEditor::_type_selected(int p_id) {
 	_update_nodes();
 	_update_graph();
 
-	graph->grab_focus();
+	graph->grab_focus(true);
 }
 
 void VisualShaderEditor::_custom_mode_toggled(bool p_enabled) {