diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.ts b/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.ts
index e77aa312012..225c38b1f3e 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ export const onAddAssets = asAction(
       })
     );
 
+    // Select the newly added assets and switch to the steps panel.
+    const assetIds = detail.assets.map((asset) => asset.path);
+    controller.editor.selection.selectAssets(assetIds);
+    controller.editor.sidebar.section = "editor";
+
     window.clearTimeout(longRunningTaskTimeout);
     if (snackbarId) {
       controller.global.snackbars.snackbar(
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/controller/subcontrollers/editor/selection/selection-controller.ts b/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/controller/subcontrollers/editor/selection/selection-controller.ts
index e96762da62c..754a3c9c089 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/controller/subcontrollers/editor/selection/selection-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/src/sca/controller/subcontrollers/editor/selection/selection-controller.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ export class SelectionController extends RootController {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Clear the current selection and select the given assets.
+   */
+  selectAssets(ids: AssetIdentifier[]) {
+    this.deselectAll();
+    for (const id of ids) {
+      this.addAsset(id);
+    }
+  }
+
   addEdge(id: EdgeIdentifier) {
     this._selectionId++;
     this._selection.edges.add(id);
diff --git a/packages/visual-editor/tests/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.test.ts b/packages/visual-editor/tests/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.test.ts
index b467143308f..1813ecef02f 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editor/tests/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/visual-editor/tests/sca/actions/asset/asset-actions.test.ts
@@ -1107,6 +1107,12 @@ suite("Asset Actions — Event-Triggered", () => {
             url: "https://example.com/board.json",
             graphAssets: new Map(),
           },
+          selection: {
+            selectAssets: () => {},
+          },
+          sidebar: {
+            section: "",
+          },
         },
         global: {
           main: { blockingAction: false },
@@ -1311,6 +1317,12 @@ suite("Asset Actions — Event-Triggered", () => {
               url: "https://example.com/board.json",
               graphAssets: new Map(),
             },
+            selection: {
+              selectAssets: () => {},
+            },
+            sidebar: {
+              section: "",
+            },
           },
           global: {
             main: { blockingAction: false },
@@ -1383,6 +1395,12 @@ suite("Asset Actions — Event-Triggered", () => {
               url: "https://example.com/board.json",
               graphAssets: new Map(),
             },
+            selection: {
+              selectAssets: () => {},
+            },
+            sidebar: {
+              section: "",
+            },
           },
           global: {
             main: { blockingAction: false },