diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/page-layout/hooks/useEditPageLayoutWidget.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/page-layout/hooks/useEditPageLayoutWidget.ts
index 9bfe4094f7..10f5932e18 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/page-layout/hooks/useEditPageLayoutWidget.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/page-layout/hooks/useEditPageLayoutWidget.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export const useEditPageLayoutWidget = (pageLayoutIdFromProps?: string) => {
         return;
       }
 
+      setPageLayoutEditingWidgetId(widgetId);
       setSidePanelPage(SidePanelPages.Root);
       closeSidePanelMenu();
     },