1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookKernelServiceImpl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookKernelServiceImpl.ts
index 1f2e2e72032..3a14f27d0ff 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookKernelServiceImpl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookKernelServiceImpl.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,16 @@ export class NotebookKernelService extends Disposable implements INotebookKernel
 
 	getSelectedOrSuggestedKernel(notebook: INotebookTextModel): INotebookKernel | undefined {
 		const info = this.getMatchingKernel(notebook);
-		return info.selected ?? (info.all.length === 1 ? info.all[0] : undefined);
+		if (info.selected) {
+			return info.selected;
+		}
+
+		const preferred = info.all.filter(kernel => this._kernels.get(kernel.id)?.notebookPriorities.get(notebook.uri) === 2 /* vscode.NotebookControllerPriority.Preferred */);
+		if (preferred.length === 1) {
+			return preferred[0];
+		}
+
+		return info.all.length === 1 ? info.all[0] : undefined;
 	}
 
 	// default kernel for notebookType