diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/ContextToolbar/NewEntity/NewEntity.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/ContextToolbar/NewEntity/NewEntity.tsx
index 850a326e1..7eee68299 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/ContextToolbar/NewEntity/NewEntity.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/ContextToolbar/NewEntity/NewEntity.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { BaseVisualCamelEntityDefinition } from '../../../../models/camel/camel-
 import { EntityType } from '../../../../models/camel/entities';
 import { EntitiesContext } from '../../../../providers/entities.provider';
 import { VisibleFlowsContext } from '../../../../providers/visible-flows.provider';
+import { SELECTION_EVENT, useVisualizationController } from '@patternfly/react-topology';
+import { IVisualizationNode } from '../../../../models';
 
 export const NewEntity: FunctionComponent = () => {
   const { camelResource, updateEntitiesFromCamelResource } = useContext(EntitiesContext)!;
@@ -13,6 +15,28 @@ export const NewEntity: FunctionComponent = () => {
   const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const toggleRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
   const groupedEntities = useRef<BaseVisualCamelEntityDefinition>(camelResource.getCanvasEntityList());
+  const controller = useVisualizationController();
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  function findRootVisualizationNode(node: any, newId?: string): IVisualizationNode | null {
+    if (node?.data?.vizNode?.data.entity.id === newId) {
+      if (node?.data?.vizNode?.data?.isGroup === true) {
+      return node.data.vizNode;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function findRootVisualization(node: any, newId?: string): IVisualizationNode | null {
+    if (node?.children) {
+      for (const child of node.children) {
+        const result = findRootVisualizationNode(child, newId);
+        if (result) return result;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
 
   const onSelect = useCallback(
     (_event: unknown, entityType: string | number | undefined) => {
@@ -26,7 +50,11 @@ export const NewEntity: FunctionComponent = () => {
        * supported
        */
       const newId = camelResource.addNewEntity(entityType as EntityType);
-      visibleFlowsContext.visualFlowsApi.hideAllFlows();
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const result = findRootVisualization(controller.getGraph(), newId)
+        controller.fireEvent(SELECTION_EVENT, [result?.id]);
+      }, 300);
+
       visibleFlowsContext.visualFlowsApi.toggleFlowVisible(newId);
       updateEntitiesFromCamelResource();
       setIsOpen(false);