diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go
index 4c7b087aa..a88615271 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ func isMergeConflictErr(errStr string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) CheckMergeOrRebase(result error) error {
-	if err := self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC}); err != nil {
+func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) CheckMergeOrRebaseWithRefreshOptions(result error, refreshOptions types.RefreshOptions) error {
+	if err := self.c.Refresh(refreshOptions); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if result == nil {
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) CheckMergeOrRebase(result error) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) CheckMergeOrRebase(result error) error {
+	return self.CheckMergeOrRebaseWithRefreshOptions(result, types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC})
+}
+
 func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) CheckForConflicts(result error) error {
 	if result == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 377319250..0fe8884c1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ func NewRefreshHelper(
 }
 
 func (self *RefreshHelper) Refresh(options types.RefreshOptions) error {
+	if options.Mode == types.ASYNC && options.Then != nil {
+		panic("RefreshOptions.Then doesn't work with mode ASYNC")
+	}
+
 	t := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
 		self.c.Log.Infof(fmt.Sprintf("Refresh took %s", time.Since(t)))
@@ -174,11 +178,11 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) Refresh(options types.RefreshOptions) error {
 
 		self.refreshStatus()
 
+		wg.Wait()
+
 		if options.Then != nil {
 			options.Then()
 		}
-
-		wg.Wait()
 	}
 
 	if options.Mode == types.BLOCK_UI {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
index 38ddaa515..b3ef598d2 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
@@ -392,7 +392,16 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) edit(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	return self.c.WithWaitingStatus(self.c.Tr.RebasingStatus, func(gocui.Task) error {
 		self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.EditCommit)
 		err := self.c.Git().Rebase.EditRebase(commit.Sha)
-		return self.c.Helpers().MergeAndRebase.CheckMergeOrRebase(err)
+		return self.c.Helpers().MergeAndRebase.CheckMergeOrRebaseWithRefreshOptions(
+			err,
+			types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.BLOCK_UI, Then: func() {
+				_, index, ok := lo.FindIndexOf(self.c.Model().Commits, func(c *models.Commit) bool {
+					return c.Sha == commit.Sha
+				})
+				if ok {
+					self.context().SetSelectedLineIdx(index)
+				}
+			}})
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_todo_commit_with_update_ref.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_todo_commit_with_update_ref.go
index 3fa221d72..de085710a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_todo_commit_with_update_ref.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_todo_commit_with_update_ref.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var DropTodoCommitWithUpdateRef = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("update-ref").Contains("branch1").DoesNotContain("*"),
 				Contains("pick").Contains("CI * commit 04"),
 				Contains("pick").Contains("CI commit 03"),
-				Contains("<-- YOU ARE HERE --- commit 02"),
+				Contains("<-- YOU ARE HERE --- commit 02").IsSelected(),
 				Contains("CI commit 01"),
 			).
 			NavigateToLine(Contains("commit 06")).