diff --git a/mscore/palettebox.cpp b/mscore/palettebox.cpp
index 2b730c3850ae..1bd8ae853221 100644
--- a/mscore/palettebox.cpp
+++ b/mscore/palettebox.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ void PaletteBox::selectWorkspace(QString path)
       {
       int idx = workspaceList->findData(path);
       workspaceList->setCurrentIndex(idx);
+      workspaceSelected(idx);
       }
 
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