diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
index 35597843b..2d471aae6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ fn handle_event(&mut self, event: &Event, cx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
         cx.jobs.callback(async move {
             let new_options = new_options.await?;
             let callback =
-                crate::job::Callback::EditorCompositor(Box::new(move |_editor, compositor| {
+                crate::job::Callback::EditorCompositor(Box::new(move |editor, compositor| {
                     // Wrapping of pickers in overlay is done outside the picker code,
                     // so this is fragile and will break if wrapped in some other widget.
                     let picker = match compositor.find_id::<Overlay<DynamicPicker<T>>>(Self::ID) {
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ fn handle_event(&mut self, event: &Event, cx: &mut Context) -> EventResult {
                     picker.options = new_options;
                     picker.cursor = 0;
                     picker.force_score();
+                    editor.reset_idle_timer();
                 }));
             anyhow::Ok(callback)
         });