diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/editorService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/editorService.ts
index 9e01064847fa6..d64e64a3564eb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/editorService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/editorService.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { IInstantiationService, ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { IResourceInput, ITextEditorOptions, IEditorOptions, EditorActivation } from 'vs/platform/editor/common/editor';
-import { IEditorInput, IEditor, GroupIdentifier, IFileEditorInput, IUntitledTextResourceInput, IResourceDiffInput, IResourceSideBySideInput, IEditorInputFactoryRegistry, Extensions as EditorExtensions, IFileInputFactory, EditorInput, SideBySideEditorInput, IEditorInputWithOptions, isEditorInputWithOptions, EditorOptions, TextEditorOptions, IEditorIdentifier, IEditorCloseEvent, ITextEditor, ITextDiffEditor, ITextSideBySideEditor, toResource, SideBySideEditor, IRevertOptions } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
+import { IEditorInput, IEditor, GroupIdentifier, IFileEditorInput, IUntitledTextResourceInput, IResourceDiffInput, IResourceSideBySideInput, IEditorInputFactoryRegistry, Extensions as EditorExtensions, IFileInputFactory, EditorInput, SideBySideEditorInput, IEditorInputWithOptions, isEditorInputWithOptions, EditorOptions, TextEditorOptions, IEditorIdentifier, IEditorCloseEvent, ITextEditor, ITextDiffEditor, ITextSideBySideEditor, toResource, SideBySideEditor, IRevertOptions, SaveReason } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
 import { ResourceEditorInput } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor/resourceEditorInput';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
 import { ResourceMap } from 'vs/base/common/map';
@@ -687,8 +687,10 @@ export class EditorService extends Disposable implements EditorServiceImpl {
 		// Editors to save in parallel
 		await Promise.all(editorsToSaveParallel.map(({ groupId, editor }) => {
 
-			// Use save as a hint to pin the editor
-			this.editorGroupService.getGroup(groupId)?.pinEditor(editor);
+			// Use save as a hint to pin the editor if used explicitly
+			if (options?.reason === SaveReason.EXPLICIT) {
+				this.editorGroupService.getGroup(groupId)?.pinEditor(editor);
+			}
 
 			// Save
 			return editor.save(groupId, options);