diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.cpp
index 7c2e02bc4d..c995c3cc04 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,20 @@ void DesignCanvas::request_repaint()
     }
 }
 
+void DesignCanvas::force_repaint()
+{
+    if (m_canvas == nullptr || m_canvas_widget == nullptr)
+        return;
+
+    CallAfter([this]() {
+        if (m_canvas == nullptr || m_canvas_widget == nullptr)
+            return;
+        m_canvas->set_as_dirty();
+        m_canvas_widget->Refresh();
+        m_canvas_widget->Update();   // synchronous: an expose may never come after a page show
+    });
+}
+
 void DesignCanvas::reload(bool keep_view)
 {
     m_canvas->reset_volumes();
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.hpp
index f01726fb92..27c172d723 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignCanvas.hpp
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ public:
     // scheduled Refresh() is frequently dropped there. Backend cached on first use.
     // Public: DesignPanel calls it after a tree edit to force a frame on software GL.
     void request_repaint();
+    // Repaint synchronously, once the pending show/resize has settled. Needed when the
+    // notebook re-shows the Design page: an invalidation issued while the page is still
+    // being shown is dropped on hardware GL and no wxEVT_PAINT ever follows, leaving the
+    // canvas blank until another tab switch forces an expose.
+    void force_repaint();
 
 private:
     void reload(bool keep_view);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignPanel.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignPanel.cpp
index b874aa80b6..fcabd05561 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/DesignPanel.cpp
@@ -3196,6 +3196,7 @@ void DesignPanel::on_tab_shown()
         }
     }
     update_reference_planes();   // entering the Design tab: show the XY/XZ/YZ planes if no object yet
+    if (m_viewport) m_viewport->force_repaint();   // the page was just re-shown: paint it for real
 }
 
 void DesignPanel::load_recipe(const std::string& blob)