diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.cpp
index a8d4e81b55..0a1c85cbeb 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.cpp
@@ -325,4 +325,17 @@ int WxUiBackend::open_files(const std::vector<std::string>& paths) {
     });
 }
 
+int WxUiBackend::select_view(const std::string& view) {
+    return run_on_gui(m_gui_timeout_ms, [&]() -> int {
+        MainFrame* mainframe = wxGetApp().mainframe;
+        if (mainframe == nullptr)
+            throw AutomationError(kErrNotFound, "no main frame to select a view in");
+        const int index = mainframe->select_tab_by_name(view);
+        if (index < 0)
+            throw AutomationError(kErrNotFound,
+                                  std::string("view not available: ") + view);
+        return index;
+    });
+}
+
 }}} // namespace Slic3r::GUI::Automation
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.hpp
index 39f90af6eb..391a86ef3f 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Automation/WxUiBackend.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
     bool     send_keys(const std::vector<KeyChord>& chords) override;
     PngImage screenshot_window(const UiNode* target) override;
     int      open_files(const std::vector<std::string>& paths) override;
+    int      select_view(const std::string& view) override;
 
 private:
     int m_gui_timeout_ms;
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
index 2d18542bdd..024a215b28 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -3883,6 +3883,30 @@ void MainFrame::select_tab(wxPanel* panel)
     select_tab(size_t(page_idx));
 }
 
+int MainFrame::select_tab_by_name(const std::string& name)
+{
+    // Prepare/Preview share m_plater and sit at fixed indices (always before any
+    // conditionally-present tab), so select them by index. Every other view selects
+    // by its page window via FindPage, which stays correct even when optional tabs
+    // (e.g. Multi-device) shift the raw indices.
+    if (name == "prepare") { select_tab(size_t(tp3DEditor)); return m_tabpanel->GetSelection(); }
+    if (name == "preview") { select_tab(size_t(tpPreview));  return m_tabpanel->GetSelection(); }
+
+    wxWindow* page = nullptr;
+    if      (name == "home")         page = m_webview;
+    else if (name == "device")       page = m_monitor;
+    else if (name == "multi_device") page = m_multi_machine;
+    else if (name == "project")      page = m_project;
+    else if (name == "calibration")  page = m_calibration;
+    else return -1; // unknown view name
+
+    if (page == nullptr) return -1;                 // view not available in this layout
+    const int idx = m_tabpanel->FindPage(page);
+    if (idx == wxNOT_FOUND) return -1;
+    select_tab(size_t(idx));
+    return m_tabpanel->GetSelection();
+}
+
 //BBS
 void MainFrame::jump_to_monitor(std::string dev_id)
 {
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
index 20229a611e..fca7efbbe4 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.hpp
@@ -327,6 +327,13 @@ public:
     //BBS: GUI refactor
     void        select_tab(wxPanel* panel);
     void        select_tab(size_t tab = size_t(-1));
+    // Automation: select a top-level tab by stable name ("home", "prepare",
+    // "preview", "device", "multi_device", "project", "calibration"). Returns the
+    // resulting notebook page index, or -1 if that view is unavailable in the
+    // current layout. Robust to conditionally-present tabs (e.g. Multi-device) that
+    // shift raw indices: Prepare/Preview select by fixed index (they share m_plater
+    // at 1/2), every other view selects by its page window via FindPage.
+    int         select_tab_by_name(const std::string& name);
     void        request_select_tab(TabPosition pos);
     int         get_calibration_curr_tab();
     void        select_view(const std::string& direction);