1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_edit.cc
index 8618c2999c2..be3c1547579 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_edit.cc
@@ -1262,10 +1262,12 @@ static int outliner_open_back(TreeElement *te)
 /* Return element representing the active base or bone in the outliner, or NULL if none exists */
 static TreeElement *outliner_show_active_get_element(bContext *C,
                                                      SpaceOutliner *space_outliner,
+                                                     const Scene *scene,
                                                      ViewLayer *view_layer)
 {
   TreeElement *te;
 
+  BKE_view_layer_synced_ensure(scene, view_layer);
   Object *obact = BKE_view_layer_active_object_get(view_layer);
 
   if (!obact) {
@@ -1317,11 +1319,13 @@ static void outliner_show_active(SpaceOutliner *space_outliner,
 static int outliner_show_active_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op))
 {
   SpaceOutliner *space_outliner = CTX_wm_space_outliner(C);
+  const Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
   ViewLayer *view_layer = CTX_data_view_layer(C);
   ARegion *region = CTX_wm_region(C);
   View2D *v2d = &region->v2d;
 
-  TreeElement *active_element = outliner_show_active_get_element(C, space_outliner, view_layer);
+  TreeElement *active_element = outliner_show_active_get_element(
+      C, space_outliner, scene, view_layer);
 
   if (active_element) {
     ID *id = TREESTORE(active_element)->id;