diff --git a/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h b/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
index a73610066..95e479744 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
@@ -325,13 +325,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     MultiViewer_Container* currentViewContainer() const {
-        MultiViewer_Container *mvc = dynamic_cast<MultiViewer_Container *>(mdiarea->currentSubWindow());
-        if(mvc) return mvc;
-        if(mvc==0 && mdiarea->currentSubWindow()!=0 ){
-            mvc = dynamic_cast<MultiViewer_Container *>(mdiarea->currentSubWindow()->widget());
-            if(mvc) return mvc;
+       /* MultiViewer_Container *mvc = dynamic_cast<MultiViewer_Container *>(mdiarea->currentSubWindow());
+        if(mvc) return mvc;*/
+        if(mdiarea->currentSubWindow()!=0 )
+		{
+            Splitter* split = reinterpret_cast<Splitter*>(mdiarea->currentSubWindow()->widget());
+			if (split->isMultiViewerContainer())
+				return reinterpret_cast<MultiViewer_Container*>(split);
         }
-        QList<QMdiSubWindow *> subwinList=mdiarea->subWindowList();
+        /*QList<QMdiSubWindow *> subwinList=mdiarea->subWindowList();
         foreach(QMdiSubWindow *subwinPtr,subwinList)
         {
             MultiViewer_Container *mvc = dynamic_cast<MultiViewer_Container *>(subwinPtr);
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ public:
                 mvc = dynamic_cast<MultiViewer_Container *>(subwinPtr->widget());
                 if(mvc) return mvc;
             }
-        }
+        }*/
 
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.cpp b/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.cpp
index 5deb9f48c..634cb2c71 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ QSplitterHandle *Splitter::createHandle()
 
 MultiViewer_Container *Splitter::getRootContainer()
 {
-	Splitter * parentSplitter = qobject_cast<Splitter *>(this);
+	Splitter * parentSplitter = this;
 	MultiViewer_Container* mvc = qobject_cast<MultiViewer_Container *>(parentSplitter);
 	while(!mvc)
 	{
diff --git a/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.h b/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.h
index 4907528d6..49e16e996 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.h
+++ b/src/meshlab/multiViewer_Container.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 	Splitter(Qt::Orientation orientation, QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~Splitter() {}
 
+	virtual bool isMultiViewerContainer() const { return false; }
 	MultiViewer_Container *getRootContainer();
 
 protected:
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public:
     MultiViewer_Container(vcg::QtThreadSafeMemoryInfo& meminfo,bool highprec,size_t perbatchprimitives,QWidget *parent);
     ~MultiViewer_Container();
 
+	bool isMultiViewerContainer() const { return true; }
     void addView(GLArea *viewer, Qt::Orientation);
     void removeView(int);