diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
index 0638edb649d..7674a991804 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme: IColorTheme, collector: ICssStyleCollector) =
 
 class SwitchTerminalActionViewItem extends SelectActionViewItem {
 	private _lastOptions: ISelectOptionItem[] = [];
-
+	private _lastActiveTab: number = 0;
 	constructor(
 		action: IAction,
 		@ITerminalService private readonly _terminalService: ITerminalService,
@@ -382,9 +382,10 @@ class SwitchTerminalActionViewItem extends SelectActionViewItem {
 	private _updateItems(): void {
 		const options = getTerminalSelectOpenItems(this._terminalService, this._contributions);
 		// only update options if they've changed
-		if (!equals(Object.values(options), Object.values(this._lastOptions))) {
+		if (!equals(Object.values(options), Object.values(this._lastOptions)) || this._lastActiveTab !== this._terminalService.activeTabIndex) {
 			this.setOptions(options, this._terminalService.activeTabIndex);
 			this._lastOptions = options;
+			this._lastActiveTab = this._terminalService.activeTabIndex;
 		}
 	}
 }