diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
index 0096f971a..6aded7022 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
@@ -428,7 +428,10 @@ class ZenMediaController {
   }
 
   onMediaFocus() {
-    this._currentMediaController?.focus();
+    if (!this._currentBrowser) return;
+    const sidebarId = this._currentBrowser.getAttribute('zen-sidebar-id');
+    if (sidebarId) gZenBrowserManagerSidebar.open(sidebarId);
+    else this._currentMediaController?.focus();
   }
 
   onMediaMute() {
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenSidebarManager.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenSidebarManager.mjs
index 2b695a35d..3dfaa8a99 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenSidebarManager.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenSidebarManager.mjs
@@ -280,8 +280,10 @@ class ZenBrowserManagerSidebar extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
     this.close();
   }
 
-  open() {
+  open(id = null) {
     let sidebar = document.getElementById('zen-sidebar-web-panel');
+    if (id) this._currentPanel = id;
+
     sidebar.removeAttribute('hidden');
     this.update();
   }