diff --git a/packages/core/src/stepFunctions/vue/executeStateMachine/executeStateMachine.ts b/packages/core/src/stepFunctions/vue/executeStateMachine/executeStateMachine.ts
index b4e47bc65f6..579005a09a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/stepFunctions/vue/executeStateMachine/executeStateMachine.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/stepFunctions/vue/executeStateMachine/executeStateMachine.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { ExtContext } from '../../../shared/extensions'
 import { VueWebview } from '../../../webviews/main'
 import * as vscode from 'vscode'
 import { telemetry } from '../../../shared/telemetry/telemetry'
+import { ExecutionDetailProvider } from '../../executionDetails/executionDetailProvider'
 
 interface StateMachine {
     arn: string
@@ -61,9 +62,15 @@ export class ExecuteStateMachineWebview extends VueWebview {
                 stateMachineArn: this.stateMachine.arn,
                 input,
             })
+            await ExecutionDetailProvider.openExecutionDetails(
+                startExecResponse.executionArn!,
+                startExecResponse.startDate!.toString()
+            )
             this.logger.info('started execution for Step Functions State Machine')
             this.channel.appendLine(localize('AWS.stepFunctions.executeStateMachine.info.started', 'Execution started'))
             this.channel.appendLine(startExecResponse.executionArn || '')
+
+            this.dispose()
         } catch (e) {
             executeResult = 'Failed'
             const error = e as Error
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/.changes/next-release/Feature-eb3fdb2e-b75b-4789-8b2f-e18130aa1ccf.json b/packages/toolkit/.changes/next-release/Feature-eb3fdb2e-b75b-4789-8b2f-e18130aa1ccf.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b0e5cbb431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/toolkit/.changes/next-release/Feature-eb3fdb2e-b75b-4789-8b2f-e18130aa1ccf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"type": "Feature",
+	"description": "[Step Functions] Start Execution option in the AWS Explorer now opens the execution details page after clicking Execute"
+}