diff --git a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
index 66065508cf..9bbc87b278 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ impl Screen {
                 tab_index_and_plugin_pane_id = Some((*tab_index, plugin_pane_id));
                 if move_to_focused_tab && focused_tab_index != *tab_index {
                     plugin_pane_to_move_to_active_tab =
-                        tab.extract_pane(plugin_pane_id, false, Some(client_id));
+                        tab.extract_pane(plugin_pane_id, true, Some(client_id));
                 }
 
                 break;
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
index d69a23cb84..3482cac639 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
@@ -2760,10 +2760,11 @@ impl Tab {
     pub fn extract_pane(
         &mut self,
         id: PaneId,
-        ignore_suppressed_panes: bool,
+        dont_swap_if_suppressed: bool,
         client_id: Option<ClientId>,
     ) -> Option<Box<dyn Pane>> {
-        if !ignore_suppressed_panes && self.suppressed_panes.contains_key(&id) {
+        if !dont_swap_if_suppressed && self.suppressed_panes.contains_key(&id) {
+            // this is done for the scrollback editor
             return match self.replace_pane_with_suppressed_pane(id) {
                 Ok(pane) => pane,
                 Err(e) => {