diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
index 42b864ef2..cfb6c3950 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
@@ -3506,6 +3506,7 @@ SLAPrint&       Plater::sla_print()         { return p->sla_print; }
 
 void Plater::new_project()
 {
+    p->select_view_3D("3D");
     wxPostEvent(p->view3D->get_wxglcanvas(), SimpleEvent(EVT_GLTOOLBAR_DELETE_ALL));
 }