diff --git a/src/ce_lcldragdrop.pas b/src/ce_lcldragdrop.pas
index 282476b3..af82853b 100644
--- a/src/ce_lcldragdrop.pas
+++ b/src/ce_lcldragdrop.pas
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ begin
     else
       TCEDubProject.create(nil);
     fProj.loadFromFile(fname);
+    fProj.activate;
   end
   else getMultiDocHandler.openDocument(fname);
 end;
diff --git a/src/ce_libmaneditor.pas b/src/ce_libmaneditor.pas
index 7e4c6426..f43996c4 100644
--- a/src/ce_libmaneditor.pas
+++ b/src/ce_libmaneditor.pas
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ begin
     else
       TCEDubProject.create(nil);
     fProj.loadFromFile(fname);
+    fProj.activate;
   end
   else dlgOkInfo('the project file for this library seems to be invalid');
 end;
diff --git a/src/ce_main.pas b/src/ce_main.pas
index 56deaf89..86d7dbca 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.pas
+++ b/src/ce_main.pas
@@ -3382,6 +3382,7 @@ begin
 
   fProject.loadFromFile(fname);
   showProjTitle;
+  fProject.activate;
 end;
 
 procedure TCEMainForm.mruProjItemClick(Sender: TObject);
diff --git a/src/ce_miniexplorer.pas b/src/ce_miniexplorer.pas
index 969f0850..3f3ab86d 100644
--- a/src/ce_miniexplorer.pas
+++ b/src/ce_miniexplorer.pas
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ begin
     else
       TCEDubProject.create(nil);
     fProj.loadFromFile(fname);
+    fProj.activate;
   end
   else getMultiDocHandler.openDocument(fname);
 end;