--- a/devtools/client/inspector/rules/rules.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/rules/rules.js
@@ -1217,17 +1217,18 @@ CssRuleView.prototype = {
    */
   _highlightProperty: function (editor) {
     let isPropertyHighlighted = this._highlightRuleProperty(editor);
     let isComputedHighlighted = this._highlightComputedProperty(editor);
 
     // Expand the computed list if a computed property is highlighted and the
     // property rule is not highlighted
     if (!isPropertyHighlighted && isComputedHighlighted &&
-        !editor.computed.hasAttribute("user-open")) {
+        !editor.computed.hasAttribute("user-open") &&
+        editor.expander.hasAttribute("open")) {
       editor.expandForFilter();
     }
 
     return isPropertyHighlighted || isComputedHighlighted;
   },
 
   /**
    * Called when TextPropertyEditor is updated and updates the rule property