diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js
index bcc0aef32..ee6ea1960 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js
@@ -785,6 +785,9 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
             count: function() {
                 return ul.find("li.red-ui-tab").length;
             },
+            activeIndex: function() {
+                return ul.find("li.active").index()    
+            },
             contains: function(id) {
                 return ul.find("a[href='#"+id+"']").length > 0;
             },
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
index 606149bd5..a7a4e024f 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/workspaces.js
@@ -493,7 +493,11 @@ RED.workspaces = (function() {
             if (!workspace_tabs.contains(id)) {
                 var sf = RED.nodes.subflow(id);
                 if (sf) {
-                    addWorkspace({type:"subflow",id:id,icon:"red/images/subflow_tab.svg",label:sf.name, closeable: true});
+                    addWorkspace(
+                        {type:"subflow",id:id,icon:"red/images/subflow_tab.svg",label:sf.name, closeable: true},
+                        null,
+                        workspace_tabs.activeIndex()+1
+                    );
                 } else {
                     return;
                 }