diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/PartDesign.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/PartDesign.py
index b312913dc..923f04bf0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/PartDesign.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/PartDesign.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #*                                                                         *
 #***************************************************************************
 
-import FreeCADGui
+import FreeCADGui, PartDesignGui
 FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("PartDesignWorkbench")
 App.newDocument()
+App.ActiveDocument.addObject("PartDesign::Body")
+PartDesignGui.setActivePart(App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject)