diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
index d23a3dd13..b78a6db95 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
@@ -1586,12 +1586,15 @@ std::string& Sidebar::get_search_line()
 class PlaterDropTarget : public wxFileDropTarget
 {
 public:
-    PlaterDropTarget(Plater* plater) : m_plater(plater) { this->SetDefaultAction(wxDragCopy); }
+    PlaterDropTarget(MainFrame& mainframe, Plater& plater) : m_mainframe(mainframe), m_plater(plater) {
+        this->SetDefaultAction(wxDragCopy);
+    }
 
     virtual bool OnDropFiles(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, const wxArrayString &filenames);
 
 private:
-    Plater* m_plater;
+    MainFrame& m_mainframe;
+    Plater& m_plater;
 };
 
 bool PlaterDropTarget::OnDropFiles(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, const wxArrayString &filenames)
@@ -1601,8 +1604,11 @@ bool PlaterDropTarget::OnDropFiles(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, const wxArrayString &fi
     this->MSWUpdateDragImageOnLeave();
 #endif // WIN32
 
-    bool res = (m_plater != nullptr) ? m_plater->load_files(filenames) : false;
-    wxGetApp().mainframe->update_title();
+    m_mainframe.Raise();
+    m_mainframe.select_tab(size_t(0));
+    m_plater.select_view_3D("3D");
+    bool res = m_plater.load_files(filenames);
+    m_mainframe.update_title();
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -2144,7 +2150,7 @@ Plater::priv::priv(Plater *q, MainFrame *main_frame)
     }
 
     // Drop target:
-    q->SetDropTarget(new PlaterDropTarget(q));   // if my understanding is right, wxWindow takes the owenership
+    main_frame->SetDropTarget(new PlaterDropTarget(*main_frame, *q));   // if my understanding is right, wxWindow takes the owenership
     q->Layout();
 
     set_current_panel(wxGetApp().is_editor() ? static_cast<wxPanel*>(view3D) : static_cast<wxPanel*>(preview));