diff --git a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/settingsPanel.ts b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/settingsPanel.ts
index 6352e428f..00105925b 100644
--- a/Extension/src/LanguageServer/settingsPanel.ts
+++ b/Extension/src/LanguageServer/settingsPanel.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export class SettingsPanel {
             {
                 enableCommandUris: true,
                 enableScripts: true,
+                retainContextWhenHidden: true,
 
                 // Restrict the webview to only loading content from these directories
                 localResourceRoots: [