diff --git a/app/scripts/models/app-model.js b/app/scripts/models/app-model.js
index a3e0d2b5..94be14c4 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/app-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/app-model.js
@@ -1434,6 +1434,7 @@ class AppModel {
 
     unlockAnyFile(unlockRes, timeout) {
         this.rejectPendingFileUnlockPromise('Replaced with a new operation');
+        Events.emit('show-open-view');
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             this.fileUnlockPromise = { resolve, reject, unlockRes };
             if (timeout) {
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/app-view.js b/app/scripts/views/app-view.js
index 133f41d8..95bce3a2 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/app-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/app-view.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class AppView extends View {
         this.listenTo(Events, 'toggle-settings', this.toggleSettings);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'toggle-menu', this.toggleMenu);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'toggle-details', this.toggleDetails);
+        this.listenTo(Events, 'show-open-view', this.showOpenIfNotThere);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'edit-group', this.editGroup);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'edit-tag', this.editTag);
         this.listenTo(Events, 'edit-generator-presets', this.editGeneratorPresets);
@@ -724,6 +725,12 @@ class AppView extends View {
         this.views.menu.switchVisibility(false);
     }
 
+    showOpenIfNotThere() {
+        if (!this.views.open) {
+            this.showLastOpenFile();
+        }
+    }
+
     editGroup(group) {
         if (group && !(this.views.panel instanceof GrpView)) {
             this.showEditGroup(group);