diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index d9313d5..c81bfd8 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
      * @return cell {cell|null} created cell or null
      **/
     Notebook.prototype.insert_cell_at_index = function(type, index, opts){
-        var opts = opts || {select:false};
+        var opts = opts || {select:true};
         var ncells = this.ncells();
         var index = Math.min(index,ncells);
             index = Math.max(index,0);