diff --git a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp
index 830054cf86ec..5ba7723e1bb9 100644
--- a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ QgsLayoutDesignerDialog::QgsLayoutDesignerDialog( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFla
   setAttribute( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose );
   setDockOptions( dockOptions() | QMainWindow::GroupedDragging );
 
+  QgsGui::enableAutoGeometryRestore( this );
+
   //create layout view
   QGridLayout *viewLayout = new QGridLayout();
   viewLayout->setSpacing( 0 );