diff --git a/rc/tree.kak b/rc/tree.kak
index a4a3759..1367159 100644
--- a/rc/tree.kak
+++ b/rc/tree.kak
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ define-command tree-always-highlight -docstring %{
     Highlight the current node at all times, as the cursor moves
 } %{
     hook -group tree-always-highlight global RawKey .* tree-node-highlight
-    tree-node-highlight
+    hook -group tree-always-highlight global BufNewFile .* tree-node-highlight
+    hook -group tree-always-highlight global BufOpenFile .* tree-node-highlight
 }
 
 define-command tree-always-highlight-disable -docstring %{