diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/14016.md b/news/2 Fixes/14016.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..022396ed2b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/14016.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Have Custom Editors load on editor show unless autostart is disabled. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/interactiveBase.ts b/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/interactiveBase.ts
index 5e0c1d11e16c..01b55deed731 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/interactiveBase.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/interactiveBase.ts
@@ -216,14 +216,11 @@ export abstract class InteractiveBase extends WebviewPanelHost<IInteractiveWindo
 
         // When the variable service requests a refresh, refresh our variable list
         this.disposables.push(this.jupyterVariables.refreshRequired(this.refreshVariables.bind(this)));
-    }
-
-    public async show(preserveFocus: boolean = true): Promise<void> {
-        // Verify a server that matches us hasn't started already
-        this.createNotebookIfProviderConnectionExists().ignoreErrors();
 
-        // Show our web panel.
-        return super.show(preserveFocus);
+        // If we have already auto started our server then we can go ahead and try to create a notebook on construction
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            this.createNotebookIfProviderConnectionExists().ignoreErrors();
+        }, 0);
     }
 
     // tslint:disable-next-line: no-any no-empty cyclomatic-complexity max-func-body-length
@@ -610,7 +607,7 @@ export abstract class InteractiveBase extends WebviewPanelHost<IInteractiveWindo
             await this.ensureDarkSet();
 
             // Then show our webpanel
-            await this.show();
+            await this.show(true);
 
             // Add our sys info if necessary
             if (file !== Identifiers.EmptyFileName) {
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/interactive-ipynb/nativeEditor.ts b/src/client/datascience/interactive-ipynb/nativeEditor.ts
index 1ebec54fdd65..096fcb4e6cd9 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/interactive-ipynb/nativeEditor.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/interactive-ipynb/nativeEditor.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class NativeEditor extends InteractiveBase implements INotebookEditor {
         this.previouslyNotTrusted = !this._model.isTrusted;
     }
 
-    public async show(preserveFocus?: boolean) {
+    public async show(preserveFocus: boolean = true) {
         await this.loadPromise;
         return super.show(preserveFocus);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts b/src/client/datascience/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts
index 3dd40ec874cd..061fcc8f97b4 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/interactive-window/interactiveWindow.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class InteractiveWindow extends InteractiveBase implements IInteractiveWi
         }
     }
 
-    public async show(preserveFocus?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    public async show(preserveFocus: boolean = true): Promise<void> {
         await this.loadPromise;
         return super.show(preserveFocus);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/notebookStorage/nativeEditorProvider.ts b/src/client/datascience/notebookStorage/nativeEditorProvider.ts
index 23fcaa04da53..f2015fd9eff0 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/notebookStorage/nativeEditorProvider.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/notebookStorage/nativeEditorProvider.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class NativeEditorProvider implements INotebookEditorProvider, CustomEdit
             // Get the model
             const model = await this.loadModel({ file: resource });
 
-            // Load it (should already be visible)
+            // Load it
             return this.createNotebookEditor(model, panel);
         } catch (exc) {
             // Send telemetry indicating a failure