diff --git a/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index d46e7a98..a9f361b8 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 1.123.0 (unreleased)
 
+- Fixed a bug with switching between source and visual editors in Positron (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/732>).
 
 ## 1.122.0 (Release on 2025-05-26)
 
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/editor.ts b/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/editor.ts
index 8ff5c300..45a7347c 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/editor.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/editor.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class VisualEditorProvider implements CustomTextEditorProvider {
             // as the tab in `window.tabGroups`, so if we try and close `tab` we
             // get a "tab not found" error. The one we care about does exist, but we have
             // manually find it via URI, which is a stable field to match on.
-            if (editorMode && editorMode != viewType && !isSwitch) {
+            if (editorMode && editorMode !== viewType && !isSwitch) {
               const allTabs = window.tabGroups.all.flatMap(group => group.tabs);
 
               // find tab to close if swapping editor type
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/toggle.ts b/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/toggle.ts
index cbb426dd..41361483 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/toggle.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/providers/editor/toggle.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ export async function reopenEditorInVisualMode(
   viewColumn?: ViewColumn
 ) {
   if (hasHooks()) {
+    // note pending switch to visual
+    VisualEditorProvider.recordPendingSwitchToVisual(document);
     commands.executeCommand('positron.reopenWith', document.uri, 'quarto.visualEditor');
   } else {
     // save then close
@@ -144,6 +146,9 @@ export async function reopenEditorInSourceMode(
   viewColumn?: ViewColumn
 ) {
   if (hasHooks()) {
+    // note pending switch to source
+    VisualEditorProvider.recordPendingSwitchToSource(document);
+
     commands.executeCommand('positron.reopenWith', document.uri, 'default');
   } else {
     if (!document.isUntitled) {