diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/contextMenu.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/contextMenu.js
index 03517e65b..df37a6d89 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/contextMenu.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/contextMenu.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ RED.contextMenu = (function () {
                             RED.nodes.addJunction(nn);
                             RED.history.push(historyEvent);
                             RED.nodes.dirty(true);
+                            RED.view.select({nodes: [nn] });
                             RED.view.redraw(true)
                         }
                     },
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view-tools.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view-tools.js
index 7aa9919e3..bc81d4a43 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view-tools.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view-tools.js
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ RED.view.tools = (function() {
                 removedLinks: Array.from(removedLinks)
             })
             RED.nodes.dirty(true)
+            RED.view.select({nodes: addedJunctions });
         }
         RED.view.redraw(true);
     }