diff --git a/src/root-view.coffee b/src/root-view.coffee
index f09aac8cf..3e68ba065 100644
--- a/src/root-view.coffee
+++ b/src/root-view.coffee
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class RootView extends View
 
       activePane.showItem(editSession)
       activePane.focus() if changeFocus
+      @trigger "uri-opened"
       editSession
 
   # Private: Only used in specs