diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts
index f9a4b94805..69c8eaf7cf 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import type { PersistConfig, RootState } from 'app/store/store';
+import { workflowLoadRequested } from 'features/nodes/store/actions';
 import { initialImageChanged } from 'features/parameters/store/generationSlice';
 
 import type { InvokeTabName } from './tabMap';
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ export const uiSlice = createSlice({
     builder.addCase(initialImageChanged, (state) => {
       state.activeTab = 'img2img';
     });
+    builder.addCase(workflowLoadRequested, (state) => {
+      state.activeTab = 'nodes';
+    });
   },
 });