diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/SQLEditor/MonacoEditor.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/SQLEditor/MonacoEditor.tsx
index 4b05881848d..5c201b4b0d9 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/SQLEditor/MonacoEditor.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/SQLEditor/MonacoEditor.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { Admonition } from 'ui-patterns'
 import { untitledSnippetTitle } from './SQLEditor.constants'
 import type { IStandaloneCodeEditor } from './SQLEditor.types'
 import { createSqlSnippetSkeletonV2 } from './SQLEditor.utils'
+import { makeActiveTabPermanent } from 'state/tabs'
 
 export type MonacoEditorProps = {
   id: string
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ const MonacoEditor = ({
   }, 1000)
 
   function handleEditorChange(value: string | undefined) {
+    // make active tab permanent
+    makeActiveTabPermanent(ref)
+
     const snippetCheck = snapV2.snippets[id]
 
     if (id && value) {
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/tabs/new-tab.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/tabs/new-tab.tsx
index 7d8d0be4a57..a2569f26802 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/tabs/new-tab.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/tabs/new-tab.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function NewTab() {
 
   return (
     <div className="bg-surface-100 h-full overflow-y-auto py-12">
-      <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl flex flex-col gap-10">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl flex flex-col gap-10 px-10">
         <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
           {actions.map((item, i) => (
             <ActionCard key={`action-card-${i}`} {...item} />