diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
index f9e757251..efc3efa8a 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -1163,6 +1163,8 @@ void MainFrame::set_mode(EMode mode)
     {
         m_plater->reset();
 
+        m_plater->Freeze();
+
         // switch view
         m_plater->select_view_3D("3D");
         m_plater->select_view("iso");
@@ -1187,6 +1189,8 @@ void MainFrame::set_mode(EMode mode)
             m_restore_from_gcode_viewer.collapsed_sidebar = false;
         }
 
+        m_plater->Thaw();
+
         break;
     }
     case EMode::GCodeViewer:
@@ -1194,6 +1198,8 @@ void MainFrame::set_mode(EMode mode)
         m_plater->reset();
         m_plater->reset_last_loaded_gcode();
 
+        m_plater->Freeze();
+
         // reinitialize undo/redo stack
         m_plater->clear_undo_redo_stack_main();
         m_plater->take_snapshot(_L("New Project"));
@@ -1222,6 +1228,8 @@ void MainFrame::set_mode(EMode mode)
             m_restore_from_gcode_viewer.collapsed_sidebar = true;
         }
 
+        m_plater->Thaw();
+
         break;
     }
     }