diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/persea/resource/index.jsx b/packages/core/src/components/persea/resource/index.jsx
index dad7bda..c7b7b8a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/persea/resource/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/persea/resource/index.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function Resource({expanded}) {
   const {current} = useSelector(resourceSelector);
   const openResources = useSelector(openResourcesSelector);
   const projects = Object.entries(structure);
+  const selectedIndex = openResources.findIndex(({uri}) => current === uri);
   const resource = useSelector((state) => projectResourceSelector(state, project, current));
   if (!resource) {
     dispatch(fetchProjectResource({uri: current, uuid: project}));
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ function Resource({expanded}) {
         onSelect={(index) => {
           dispatch(setCurrentResource(openResources[index].uri));
         }}
+        selectedIndex={selectedIndex}
       >
         <TabList>
           {