diff --git a/src/meshlab/layerDialog.cpp b/src/meshlab/layerDialog.cpp
index 936fa3d81..c233dc85b 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/layerDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/layerDialog.cpp
@@ -781,6 +781,34 @@ void LayerDialog::reset()
 		_applytovis->setChecked(false);
 }
 
+void LayerDialog::setCurrentTab(const MLRenderingData& dt)
+{
+	if ((mw == NULL) || (mw->meshDoc() == NULL) || (mw->meshDoc()->mm() == NULL))
+		return;
+	MLRenderingAction* act = NULL;
+	int id = mw->meshDoc()->mm()->id();
+	if (dt.isPrimitiveActive(MLRenderingData::PR_SOLID))
+	{
+		act = new MLRenderingSolidAction(id, NULL);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (dt.isPrimitiveActive(MLRenderingData::PR_WIREFRAME_EDGES))
+		{
+			act = new MLRenderingWireAction(id, NULL);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (dt.isPrimitiveActive(MLRenderingData::PR_POINTS))
+			{
+				act = new MLRenderingPointsAction(id, NULL);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	actionActivated(act);
+	delete act;
+}
+
 void LayerDialog::updateRenderingParametersTab(int meshid,const MLRenderingData& dt )
 {
     if (_tabw != NULL)
diff --git a/src/meshlab/layerDialog.h b/src/meshlab/layerDialog.h
index f99d724ea..e5f101e08 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/layerDialog.h
+++ b/src/meshlab/layerDialog.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public:
     void updateDecoratorParsView();
     void updateRenderingParametersTab(int meshid,const MLRenderingData& dt);
     void reset();
+	void setCurrentTab(const MLRenderingData& dt);
     MLRenderingParametersTab* createRenderingParametersTab();
 protected:
     void keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent * event );
diff --git a/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp b/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp
index 836eedfce..1c86fefab 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/mainwindow_RunTime.cpp
@@ -2717,8 +2717,17 @@ bool MainWindow::importMeshWithLayerManagement(QString fileName)
 	globrendtoolbar->setEnabled(false);
     bool res = importMesh(fileName,false);
 	globrendtoolbar->setEnabled(true);
-    if (layerDialog != NULL)
-        showLayerDlg(layervisible || meshDoc()->meshList.size());
+	if (layerDialog != NULL)
+	{
+		showLayerDlg(layervisible || meshDoc()->meshList.size());
+		MLSceneGLSharedDataContext* cont = currentViewContainer()->sharedDataContext();
+		if ((cont != NULL) && (GLA() != NULL) && (meshDoc() != NULL) && (meshDoc()->mm() != NULL))
+		{
+			MLRenderingData dt;
+			cont->getRenderInfoPerMeshView(meshDoc()->mm()->id(), GLA()->context(), dt);
+			layerDialog->setCurrentTab(dt);
+		}
+	}
     return res;
 }