diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
index 2198457de3..9abcf061f8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
@@ -1660,10 +1660,19 @@ void GuiApplication::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd, DispatchResult & dr)
 			crc = for_each(fname.begin(), fname.end(), crc);
 			createView(crc.checksum());
 			current_view_->openDocument(fname);
-			if (current_view_ && !current_view_->documentBufferView())
+			if (!current_view_->documentBufferView())
 				current_view_->close();
-		} else
+			else {
+				current_view_->raise();
+				current_view_->activateWindow();
+				current_view_->showNormal();
+			}
+		} else {
 			current_view_->openDocument(fname);
+			current_view_->raise();
+			current_view_->activateWindow();
+			current_view_->showNormal();
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/status.22x b/status.22x
index e384377c64..c088d1f8b7 100644
--- a/status.22x
+++ b/status.22x
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Added a new module "Title and Preamble Hacks".
 
+- Bring window to front after loading a document in single instance (bug 7875).
+
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION