diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/SaveTransientRequest/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/SaveTransientRequest/index.js
index 772876dbe..9bad4c86d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/SaveTransientRequest/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/SaveTransientRequest/index.js
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import useCollectionFolderTree from 'hooks/useCollectionFolderTree';
 import { removeSaveTransientRequestModal, deleteRequestDraft } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
+import { insertTaskIntoQueue } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/app';
 import { newFolder, closeTabs } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { sanitizeName, validateName, validateNameError } from 'utils/common/regex';
 import { resolveRequestFilename } from 'utils/common/platform';
+import path from 'utils/common/path';
 import { transformRequestToSaveToFilesystem, findCollectionByUid, findItemInCollection } from 'utils/collections';
 import { DEFAULT_COLLECTION_FORMAT } from 'utils/common/constants';
 import { itemSchema } from '@usebruno/schema';
+import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 import { formatIpcError } from 'utils/common/error';
 
 const SaveTransientRequest = ({ item: itemProp, collection: collectionProp, isOpen = false, onClose }) => {
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ const SaveTransientRequest = ({ item: itemProp, collection: collectionProp, isOp
 
       const format = collection.format || DEFAULT_COLLECTION_FORMAT;
       const targetFilename = resolveRequestFilename(sanitizedFilename, format);
+      const targetPathname = path.join(targetDirname, targetFilename);
 
       await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:save-transient-request', {
         sourcePathname: item.pathname,
@@ -127,6 +131,17 @@ const SaveTransientRequest = ({ item: itemProp, collection: collectionProp, isOp
         format
       });
 
+      // Add task to open the newly saved request when file watcher detects it
+      dispatch(
+        insertTaskIntoQueue({
+          uid: uuid(),
+          type: 'OPEN_REQUEST',
+          collectionUid: collection.uid,
+          itemPathname: targetPathname,
+          preview: false
+        })
+      );
+
       dispatch(closeTabs({ tabUids: [item.uid] }));
 
       dispatch({
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js
index fb0e43470..3d0730e42 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/tasks/middleware.js
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ taskMiddleware.startListening({
         const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections.collections, collectionUid);
         if (collection && collection.mountStatus === 'mounted' && !collection.isLoading) {
           const item = findItemInCollectionByPathname(collection, task.itemPathname);
-          const isTransient = item?.isTransient ?? false;
           if (item) {
             listenerApi.dispatch(
               addTab({
                 uid: item.uid,
                 collectionUid: collection.uid,
                 requestPaneTab: getDefaultRequestPaneTab(item),
-                preview: !isTransient
+                preview: task?.preview ?? true
               })
             );
           }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index b2d33e966..a1f1ce16a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -1338,7 +1338,8 @@ export const newHttpRequest = (params) => (dispatch, getState) => {
                 uid: uuid(),
                 type: 'OPEN_REQUEST',
                 collectionUid,
-                itemPathname: fullName
+                itemPathname: fullName,
+                preview: false
               })
             );
             resolve();
@@ -1494,7 +1495,8 @@ export const newGrpcRequest = (params) => (dispatch, getState) => {
               uid: uuid(),
               type: 'OPEN_REQUEST',
               collectionUid,
-              itemPathname: fullName
+              itemPathname: fullName,
+              preview: false
             })
           );
           resolve();
@@ -1621,7 +1623,8 @@ export const newWsRequest = (params) => (dispatch, getState) => {
               uid: uuid(),
               type: 'OPEN_REQUEST',
               collectionUid,
-              itemPathname: fullName
+              itemPathname: fullName,
+              preview: false
             })
           );
           resolve();