diff --git a/rtgui/preferences.cc b/rtgui/preferences.cc
index 8e04a9ea6..4aa9be5d0 100644
--- a/rtgui/preferences.cc
+++ b/rtgui/preferences.cc
@@ -1017,8 +1017,8 @@ void Preferences::savePressed () {
 void Preferences::okPressed () {
 
     storePreferences ();
-    options.copyFrom (&moptions);
     workflowUpdate();
+    options.copyFrom (&moptions);   
     hide ();
 }
 
@@ -1119,10 +1119,15 @@ void Preferences::switchThemeTo(Glib::ustring newTheme) {
 
 void Preferences::workflowUpdate (){
 
-    if(moptions.tabbedUI)
-        parent->epanel->hide_all();
-    else
-       parent->epanel->show_all();
+    if(moptions.tabbedUI != options.tabbedUI)
+    {
+        parent->MoveFileBrowserToMain();
+        parent->SetMainCurrent();
+        if(moptions.tabbedUI)
+            parent->epanel->hide_all();
+        else
+           parent->epanel->show_all();
+    }
 }
 
 void Preferences::switchFontTo(Glib::ustring newFont) {
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
index 53333b088..1f03da590 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
@@ -324,16 +324,33 @@ void RTWindow::SetEditorCurrent()
   mainNB->set_current_page (mainNB->page_num (*epanel));
 }
 
+void RTWindow::SetMainCurrent()
+{
+  mainNB->set_current_page (mainNB->page_num (*fpanel));
+}
+
+void RTWindow::MoveFileBrowserToMain()
+{
+    FileCatalog *fCatalog = fpanel->fileCatalog;
+    epanel->catalogPane->remove(*fCatalog);
+    fpanel->ribbonPane->add(*fCatalog);
+    fCatalog->fileBrowser->setArrangement(ThumbBrowserBase::TB_Vertical);
+    fCatalog->redrawAll();
+}
+
+void RTWindow::MoveFileBrowserToEditor()
+{
+    FileCatalog *fCatalog = fpanel->fileCatalog;
+    fpanel->ribbonPane->remove(*fCatalog);
+    epanel->catalogPane->add(*fCatalog);
+    fCatalog->fileBrowser->setArrangement(ThumbBrowserBase::TB_Horizontal);
+    fCatalog->redrawAll();
+}
+
 bool RTWindow::on_expose_event_epanel(GdkEventExpose* event)
 {
-
-    if(!options.tabbedUI &&  epanel->catalogPane->get_children().size() ==0 ){
-        FileCatalog *fCatalog = fpanel->fileCatalog;
-        fpanel->ribbonPane->remove(*fCatalog);
-        epanel->catalogPane->add(*fCatalog);
-        fCatalog->fileBrowser->setArrangement(ThumbBrowserBase::TB_Horizontal);
-        fCatalog->redrawAll();
-    }
+    if(!options.tabbedUI &&  epanel->catalogPane->get_children().size() ==0 )
+        MoveFileBrowserToEditor();
    return  false;  // Gtk::VBox::on_expose_event(event);
 }
 
@@ -341,13 +358,7 @@ bool RTWindow::on_expose_event_epanel(GdkEventExpose* event)
 bool RTWindow::on_expose_event_fpanel(GdkEventExpose* event)
 {
 
-    if(!options.tabbedUI && fpanel->ribbonPane->get_children().size() ==0 ){
-        FileCatalog *fCatalog = fpanel->fileCatalog;
-        epanel->catalogPane->remove(*fCatalog);
-        //dirpaned->pack2(*fileCatalog,true,true);
-        fpanel->ribbonPane->add(*fCatalog);
-        fCatalog->fileBrowser->setArrangement(ThumbBrowserBase::TB_Vertical);
-        fCatalog->redrawAll();
-    }
+    if(!options.tabbedUI && fpanel->ribbonPane->get_children().size() ==0 )
+        MoveFileBrowserToMain();
    return false; // Gtk::HPaned::on_expose_event(event);
 }
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diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.h b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
index 0e293513d..afd4af067 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.h
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class RTWindow : public Gtk::Window, public rtengine::ProgressListener{
         rtengine::ProgressListener* getProgressListener () { return pldBridge; }
         EditorPanel*  epanel;
         void SetEditorCurrent();
+        void SetMainCurrent();
+        void MoveFileBrowserToEditor();
+        void MoveFileBrowserToMain();
 };
 
 #endif