diff --git a/crates/outline/src/outline.rs b/crates/outline/src/outline.rs
index 8c5e78d77b..c32f803d89 100644
--- a/crates/outline/src/outline.rs
+++ b/crates/outline/src/outline.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct OutlineViewDelegate {
     active_editor: Entity<Editor>,
     outline: Outline<Anchor>,
     selected_match_index: usize,
+    manually_selected: Option<usize>,
     prev_scroll_position: Option<Point<f32>>,
     matches: Vec<StringMatch>,
     last_query: String,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ impl OutlineViewDelegate {
             last_query: Default::default(),
             matches: Default::default(),
             selected_match_index: 0,
+            manually_selected: None,
             prev_scroll_position: Some(editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| editor.scroll_position(cx))),
             active_editor: editor,
             outline,
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ impl OutlineViewDelegate {
 
         if navigate && !self.matches.is_empty() {
             let selected_match = &self.matches[self.selected_match_index];
+            self.manually_selected = Some(selected_match.candidate_id);
             let outline_item = &self.outline.items[selected_match.candidate_id];
 
             self.active_editor.update(cx, |active_editor, cx| {
@@ -180,6 +183,8 @@ impl OutlineViewDelegate {
                 );
                 active_editor.request_autoscroll(Autoscroll::center(), cx);
             });
+        } else if self.manually_selected.is_some() {
+            self.manually_selected = None;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -261,13 +266,29 @@ impl PickerDelegate for OutlineViewDelegate {
                 self.outline
                     .search(&query, cx.background_executor().clone()),
             );
-            selected_index = self
-                .matches
-                .iter()
-                .enumerate()
-                .max_by_key(|(_, m)| OrderedFloat(m.score))
-                .map(|(ix, _)| ix)
-                .unwrap_or(0);
+
+            if let Some(manually_selected) = self.manually_selected.and_then(|manually_selected| {
+                self.matches
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|mtch| mtch.candidate_id == manually_selected)
+                    .map(|mtch| mtch.candidate_id)
+            }) {
+                selected_index = self
+                    .matches
+                    .iter()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .find(|(_, m)| m.candidate_id == manually_selected)
+                    .map(|(ix, _)| ix)
+                    .unwrap_or(0);
+            } else {
+                selected_index = self
+                    .matches
+                    .iter()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .max_by_key(|(_, m)| OrderedFloat(m.score))
+                    .map(|(ix, _)| ix)
+                    .unwrap_or(0);
+            }
         }
         self.last_query = query;
         self.set_selected_index(selected_index, !self.last_query.is_empty(), cx);
diff --git a/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs b/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
index 72029e55a0..87928ea628 100644
--- a/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
+++ b/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub struct ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
     external_match_candidates: Vec<StringMatchCandidate>,
     show_worktree_root_name: bool,
     matches: Vec<StringMatch>,
+    manually_selected: Option<Symbol>,
 }
 
 impl ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ impl ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
             external_match_candidates: Default::default(),
             matches: Default::default(),
             show_worktree_root_name: false,
+            manually_selected: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +101,18 @@ impl ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
         }
 
         self.matches = matches;
+
+        // Preserve manually selected item if it exists
+        if let Some(manually_selected) = &self.manually_selected {
+            if let Some(index) = self.matches.iter().position(|mat| {
+                let symbol = &self.symbols[mat.candidate_id];
+                symbol.path == manually_selected.path && symbol.range == manually_selected.range
+            }) {
+                self.set_selected_index(index, window, cx);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         self.set_selected_index(0, window, cx);
     }
 }
@@ -168,6 +182,11 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
         _cx: &mut Context<Picker<Self>>,
     ) {
         self.selected_match_index = ix;
+
+        // Store the manually selected symbol
+        if let Some(mat) = self.matches.get(ix) {
+            self.manually_selected = Some(self.symbols[mat.candidate_id].clone());
+        }
     }
 
     fn update_matches(
diff --git a/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs b/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs
index 8c48f295dd..8953221146 100644
--- a/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs
+++ b/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct ThemeSelectorDelegate {
     matches: Vec<StringMatch>,
     original_theme: Arc<Theme>,
     selection_completed: bool,
-    selected_theme: Option<Arc<Theme>>,
+    manually_selected: Option<Arc<Theme>>,
     selected_index: usize,
     selector: WeakEntity<ThemeSelector>,
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl ThemeSelectorDelegate {
             original_theme: original_theme.clone(),
             selected_index: 0,
             selection_completed: false,
-            selected_theme: None,
+            manually_selected: None,
             selector,
         };
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ThemeSelectorDelegate {
         cx: &mut Context<Picker<ThemeSelectorDelegate>>,
     ) {
         self.selected_index = ix;
-        self.selected_theme = self.show_selected_theme(cx);
+        self.manually_selected = self.show_selected_theme(cx);
     }
 
     fn update_matches(
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ThemeSelectorDelegate {
 
             this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
                 this.delegate.matches = matches;
-                if query.is_empty() && this.delegate.selected_theme.is_none() {
+                if query.is_empty() && this.delegate.manually_selected.is_none() {
                     this.delegate.selected_index = this
                         .delegate
                         .selected_index
                         .min(this.delegate.matches.len().saturating_sub(1));
-                } else if let Some(selected) = this.delegate.selected_theme.as_ref() {
+                } else if let Some(selected) = this.delegate.manually_selected.as_ref() {
                     this.delegate.selected_index = this
                         .delegate
                         .matches
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ThemeSelectorDelegate {
                 } else {
                     this.delegate.selected_index = 0;
                 }
-                this.delegate.selected_theme = this.delegate.show_selected_theme(cx);
+                this.delegate.manually_selected = this.delegate.show_selected_theme(cx);
             })
             .log_err();
         })