diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/link_drag_search.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/link_drag_search.cc
index d76e5031802..cacf4d3fc4f 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/link_drag_search.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/link_drag_search.cc
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static void add_group_input_node_fn(nodes::LinkSearchOpParams &params)
       NODE_INTERFACE_SOCKET_INPUT,
       nullptr);
   socket_iface->init_from_socket_instance(&params.socket);
+  params.node_tree.tree_interface.active_item_set(&socket_iface->item);
 
   bNode &group_input = params.add_node("NodeGroupInput");