diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
index 15931d04..1fefd94b 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
@@ -822,8 +822,7 @@ void UBBoardPaletteManager::addItem(const QPixmap& pPixmap, const QPointF& pos,
 
 void UBBoardPaletteManager::addItemToCurrentPage()
 {
-    UBApplication::applicationController->showBoard();
-    UBApplication::applicationController->hideDesktop();
+    UBApplication::applicationController->showBoard();    
     mAddItemPalette->hide();
     if(mPixmap.isNull())
         UBApplication::boardController->downloadURL(mItemUrl);
diff --git a/src/core/UBApplicationController.cpp b/src/core/UBApplicationController.cpp
index 2c24539a..689b0293 100644
--- a/src/core/UBApplicationController.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBApplicationController.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ void UBApplicationController::showBoard()
     if (UBApplication::boardController)
         UBApplication::boardController->show();
 
+    mIsShowingDesktop = false;
     UBPlatformUtils::setDesktopMode(false);
 
     mUninoteController->hideWindow();