diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/embedding/Embedding.svelte b/website/src/lib/components/embedding/Embedding.svelte
index 6b4b8a2be..48d0bd931 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/embedding/Embedding.svelte
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/embedding/Embedding.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     import { loadFile } from '$lib/logic/file-actions';
     import { selection } from '$lib/logic/selection';
     import { untrack } from 'svelte';
+    import { isSelected, toggle } from '$lib/components/map/layer-control/utils';
 
     let {
         useHash = true,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 
     const {
         currentBasemap,
+        selectedBasemapTree,
         distanceUnits,
         velocityUnits,
         temperatureUnits,
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@
         if (allowedEmbeddingBasemaps.includes(options.basemap)) {
             $currentBasemap = options.basemap;
         }
+        if (!isSelected($selectedBasemapTree, options.basemap)) {
+            $selectedBasemapTree = toggle($selectedBasemapTree, options.basemap);
+        }
         $distanceMarkers = options.distanceMarkers;
         $directionMarkers = options.directionMarkers;
         $distanceUnits = options.distanceUnits;