diff --git a/src/app/state/wallet/saga.test.ts b/src/app/state/wallet/saga.test.ts
index d809baf4a1..27051b02d5 100644
--- a/src/app/state/wallet/saga.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/wallet/saga.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { expectSaga } from 'redux-saga-test-plan'
 import * as matchers from 'redux-saga-test-plan/matchers'
 import { EffectProviders, StaticProvider } from 'redux-saga-test-plan/providers'
 import { RootState } from 'types'
+import { LedgerAccount } from '../ledger/types'
 
 import { walletActions } from '.'
 import { transactionActions } from '../transaction'
@@ -70,6 +71,40 @@ describe('Wallet Sagas', () => {
         .silentRun(50)
     })
 
+    it('Should open from ledger and select the first imported wallet as active', () => {
+      return expectSaga(rootWalletSaga)
+        .provide(providers)
+        .withState({
+          wallet: {
+            isOpen: true,
+            selectedWallet: 0,
+            wallets: [
+              {
+                address: 'oasis1qz0k5q8vjqvu4s4nwxyj406ylnflkc4vrcjghuwk',
+                id: 0,
+              },
+              {
+                address: 'oasis1qq2vzcvxn0js5unsch5me2xz4kr43vcasv0d5eq4',
+                id: 1,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        })
+        .dispatch(
+          walletActions.openWalletsFromLedger([
+            {
+              address: 'oasis1qq2vzcvxn0js5unsch5me2xz4kr43vcasv0d5eq4',
+            } as LedgerAccount,
+            {
+              address: 'oasis1qq5t7f2gecsjsdxmp5zxtwgck6pzpjmkvc657z6l',
+            } as LedgerAccount,
+          ]),
+        )
+        .fork(walletSaga)
+        .put({ type: walletActions.selectWallet.type, payload: 1 })
+        .silentRun(50)
+    })
+
     it('Should close the wallet and wait for another open attempt', () => {
       return expectSaga(rootWalletSaga)
         .provide(providers)
diff --git a/src/app/state/wallet/saga.ts b/src/app/state/wallet/saga.ts
index 6d70125d2b..88423e1249 100644
--- a/src/app/state/wallet/saga.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/wallet/saga.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ function* getWalletByAddress(address: string) {
  * Take multiple ledger accounts that we want to open
  */
 export function* openWalletsFromLedger({ payload: accounts }: PayloadAction<LedgerAccount[]>) {
-  for (const [index, account] of accounts.entries()) {
+  const newWalletId = walletId
+  for (const account of accounts) {
     yield* put(
       walletActions.addWallet({
         id: walletId++,
@@ -72,10 +73,12 @@ export function* openWalletsFromLedger({ payload: accounts }: PayloadAction<Ledg
         type: WalletType.Ledger,
         balance: account.balance,
         path: account.path,
-        selectImmediately: index === 0,
+        selectImmediately: false,
       }),
     )
   }
+  const existingWallet = yield* call(getWalletByAddress, accounts[0].address)
+  yield* put(walletActions.selectWallet(existingWallet ? existingWallet.id : newWalletId))
 }
 
 export function* openWalletFromPrivateKey({ payload: privateKey }: PayloadAction<string>) {