diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
index a0e8f424603..35ec6b66873 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
@@ -237,10 +237,11 @@ local function open_in_new_window(filename, mode)
     return
   end
 
-  -- non-floating windows
+  -- non-floating, non-nvim-tree windows
   local win_ids = vim.tbl_filter(function(id)
     local config = vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(id)
-    return config and config.relative == ""
+    local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(id)
+    return config and config.relative == "" or utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(bufnr)
   end, vim.api.nvim_list_wins())
 
   local create_new_window = #win_ids == 1 -- This implies that the nvim-tree window is the only one