diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
index 5d360a15..9f0d5402 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
@@ -1833,7 +1833,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 					if (_ItemInfo != null)
 					{
 						_OpenDocFromSearch = true;
-						DisplayTabItem dti = _TabControl.OpenItem(_ItemInfo); // open the corresponding procedure text
+						// B2023-089: selecting a deleted item from search results shows deleted step in the editor when the StepTabItem for 
+						//	the deleted item was displayed but is not the active StepTabItem.  Use its procedure if it was deleted
+						ItemInfo openItem = _ItemInfo.IsDeleted ? ItemInfo.Get(_ItemInfo.MyProcedure == null ? _ItemInfo.ItemID : _ItemInfo.MyProcedure.ItemID) : _ItemInfo;
+						DisplayTabItem dti = _TabControl.OpenItem(openItem); // open the corresponding procedure text
 						if (dti != null)
 						{
 							if (dti.MyDSOTabPanel != null)