diff --git a/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp b/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
index 71b8471d49..fe63103a99 100644
--- a/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ Buffer * LyXView::loadLyXFile(FileName const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 		}
 	}
 
+	wa->redraw();
+
 	busy(false);
 	return newBuffer;
 }