diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/SuspenseTab/SuspenseTab.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/SuspenseTab/SuspenseTab.js
index f7b63fa2c62c2..f698f0ae16549 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/SuspenseTab/SuspenseTab.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/SuspenseTab/SuspenseTab.js
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ import {
   SuspenseTreeStateContext,
 } from './SuspenseTreeContext';
 import {StoreContext, OptionsContext} from '../context';
+import {
+  TreeDispatcherContext,
+  TreeStateContext,
+} from '../Components/TreeContext';
 import Button from '../Button';
 import Toggle from '../Toggle';
 import typeof {SyntheticPointerEvent} from 'react-dom-bindings/src/events/SyntheticEvent';
@@ -181,6 +185,18 @@ function SuspenseTab(_: {}) {
     treeListHorizontalFraction,
   } = state;
 
+  const {inspectedElementID} = useContext(TreeStateContext);
+  const {timeline} = useContext(SuspenseTreeStateContext);
+  const treeDispatch = useContext(TreeDispatcherContext);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    // If the inspected element is still null and we've loaded a timeline, we can set the initial selection.
+    // TODO: This tab should use its own source of truth instead so we only show suspense boundaries.
+    if (inspectedElementID === null && timeline.length > 0) {
+      const milestone = timeline[timeline.length - 1];
+      treeDispatch({type: 'SELECT_ELEMENT_BY_ID', payload: milestone});
+    }
+  }, [timeline, inspectedElementID]);
+
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const wrapperElement = wrapperTreeRef.current;