diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
index 1480058696b5..28f300699053 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ private void CloseSelectedTabKeyboardAccelerator(KeyboardAcceleratorInvokedEvent
 
 		private async Task AddNewInstanceAccelerator(KeyboardAcceleratorInvokedEventArgs? e)
 		{
-			await AddNewTabAsync();
+			Task addTabTask = AddNewTabAsync();
+			await addTabTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
 			e!.Handled = true;
 		}