diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.cpp b/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.cpp
index f1b2953bd0e..f0f826472bb 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.cpp
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.cpp
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ CanvasView::CanvasView(etl::loose_handle<Instance> instance,etl::handle<synfigap
 	jack_enabled			(false),
 	jack_actual_enabled		(false),
 	jack_locks				(0),
+	jack_enabled_in_preview	(false),
 #ifdef WITH_JACK
 	jack_client				(NULL),
 	jack_synchronizing		(true),
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.h
index bacb35da369..2be5c29ed90 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/canvasview.h
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ class CanvasView : public Dockable, public etl::shared_object
 	bool jack_enabled;
 	bool jack_actual_enabled;
 	int jack_locks;
+	bool jack_enabled_in_preview;
 #ifdef WITH_JACK
 	Glib::Dispatcher jack_dispatcher;
 	jack_client_t *jack_client;
@@ -566,6 +567,8 @@ class CanvasView : public Dockable, public etl::shared_object
 	bool jack_is_locked() const { return jack_locks > 0; }
 	void jack_lock();
 	void jack_unlock();
+	bool get_jack_enabled_in_preview() const { return jack_enabled_in_preview; }
+	void set_jack_enabled_in_preview(bool x) { jack_enabled_in_preview = x; }
 #ifdef WITH_JACK
 	bool get_jack_enabled() const { return jack_enabled; }
 	bool get_jack_actual_enabled() const { return jack_actual_enabled; }
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.cpp b/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.cpp
index 7af81489163..665116caac0 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.cpp
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,16 @@ void Dialog_Preview::set_preview(etl::handle<Preview> prev)
 	//preview.update();
 }
 
+void Dialog_Preview::on_show()
+{
+	Window::on_show();
+	preview.on_show();
+}
+
 void Dialog_Preview::on_hide()
 {
 	Window::on_hide();
-	preview.pause();
-	preview.stoprender();
+	preview.on_hide();
 }
 
 //press escape key to close window
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.h
index a87c4334d0a..603c6a20022 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/dialogs/dialog_preview.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Dialog_Preview : public Gtk::Window
 	Widget_Preview &get_widget() {return preview;}
 	const Widget_Preview &get_widget() const {return preview;}
 
+	virtual void on_show();
 	virtual void on_hide();
 	//other forwarding functions...
 
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.cpp b/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.cpp
index 97797c41371..c1b1e86b4ae 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.cpp
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ Widget_Preview::Widget_Preview():
 
 studio::Widget_Preview::~Widget_Preview()
 {
-	set_jack_enabled(false);
+	clear();
 }
 
 void studio::Widget_Preview::update()
@@ -949,12 +949,13 @@ void studio::Widget_Preview::disconnect_preview(Preview *prev)
 	{
 		preview = 0;
 		prevchanged.disconnect();
+		soundProcessor.clear();
 	}
 }
 
 void studio::Widget_Preview::set_preview(etl::handle<Preview>	prev)
 {
-	soundProcessor.clear();
+	disconnect_preview(preview.get());
 
 	preview = prev;
 
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@ void studio::Widget_Preview::set_preview(etl::handle<Preview>	prev)
 		}
 
 		preview->get_canvas()->fill_sound_processor(soundProcessor);
+		set_jack_enabled( preview && preview->get_canvasview()->get_jack_enabled_in_preview() );
 
 		//connect so future information will be found...
 		prevchanged = prev->signal_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this,&Widget_Preview::whenupdated));
@@ -1016,9 +1018,8 @@ void studio::Widget_Preview::whenupdated()
 
 void studio::Widget_Preview::clear()
 {
-	preview = 0;
-	prevchanged.disconnect();
-	soundProcessor.clear();
+	disconnect_preview(preview.get());
+	set_jack_enabled(false);
 }
 
 void studio::Widget_Preview::play()
@@ -1348,8 +1349,28 @@ Widget_Preview::is_time_equal_to_current_frame(const synfig::Time &time)
 	return t0.is_equal(t1);
 }
 
+void Widget_Preview::on_show()
+{
+	Table::on_show();
+	set_jack_enabled( preview && preview->get_canvasview()->get_jack_enabled_in_preview() );
+}
+
+void Widget_Preview::on_hide()
+{
+	Table::on_hide();
+	if (preview)
+	{
+		bool enabled = get_jack_enabled();
+		set_jack_enabled(false);
+		preview->get_canvasview()->set_jack_enabled_in_preview(enabled);
+	}
+	pause();
+	stoprender();
+}
+
 void Widget_Preview::set_jack_enabled(bool value) {
 	if (jack_enabled == value) return;
+
 #ifdef WITH_JACK
 	if (playing) pause();
 	jack_enabled = value;
@@ -1418,6 +1439,8 @@ void Widget_Preview::set_jack_enabled(bool value) {
 		offset_widget->hide();
 	}
 #endif
+
+	if (preview) preview->get_canvasview()->set_jack_enabled_in_preview( get_jack_enabled() );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.h
index f8eabb301be..af53aa133ab 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/preview.h
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ class Widget_Preview : public Gtk::Table
 	bool get_loop_flag() const {return b_loop.get_active();}
 	void set_loop_flag(bool b) {return b_loop.set_active(b);}
 
+	virtual void on_show();
+	virtual void on_hide();
+
 protected:
 
 	class ModelColumns : public Gtk::TreeModel::ColumnRecord