diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
index 3074200961..a1dafe059b 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@ previewers.vimgrep = defaulter(function(opts)
       if entry.bufnr and (p == "[No Name]" or has_buftype) then
         local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(entry.bufnr, 0, -1, false)
         vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(self.state.bufnr, 0, -1, false, lines)
-        jump_to_line(self, self.state.bufnr, entry.lnum)
+        -- schedule so that the lines are actually there and can be jumped onto when we call jump_to_line
+        vim.schedule(function()
+          jump_to_line(self, self.state.bufnr, entry.lnum)
+        end)
       else
         conf.buffer_previewer_maker(p, self.state.bufnr, {
           bufname = self.state.bufname,