diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx
index 9fc403fcb934f..16b59b14abbc8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import * as glob from './glob';
 import { CustomEditor } from '../../../common';
 import { CustomEditorWidget } from './custom-editor-widget';
 import { v4 } from 'uuid';
-import { Emitter } from '@theia/core';
+import { Disposable, Emitter } from '@theia/core';
 
 export class CustomEditorOpener implements OpenHandler {
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export class CustomEditorOpener implements OpenHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    protected readonly pendingGetWidgets = new Map<string, Disposable>();
     async open(uri: URI, options?: OpenerOptions): Promise<Widget | undefined> {
         let widget: CustomEditorWidget | undefined;
         const widgets = this.widgetManager.getWidgets(CustomEditorWidget.FACTORY_ID) as CustomEditorWidget[];
@@ -68,14 +69,21 @@ export class CustomEditorOpener implements OpenHandler {
         if (widget?.isAttached) {
             return this.shell.activateWidget(widget.id);
         }
+        const stringUri = uri.toString();
+        if (!widget && this.pendingGetWidgets.has(stringUri)) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (!widget) {
             const id = v4();
+            this.pendingGetWidgets.set(stringUri, Disposable.create(() => {
+                this.pendingGetWidgets.delete(stringUri);
+            }));
             widget = await this.widgetManager.getOrCreateWidget<CustomEditorWidget>(CustomEditorWidget.FACTORY_ID, { id });
+            this.pendingGetWidgets.get(stringUri)?.dispose();
             widget.viewType = this.editor.viewType;
             widget.resource = uri;
+            this.onDidOpenCustomEditorEmitter.fire(widget);
         }
-
-        this.onDidOpenCustomEditorEmitter.fire(widget);
     }
 
     matches(selectors: CustomEditorSelector[], resource: URI): boolean {