diff --git a/src/adaptors/UBImportPDF.cpp b/src/adaptors/UBImportPDF.cpp
index fd9dc16b..10b81193 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/UBImportPDF.cpp
+++ b/src/adaptors/UBImportPDF.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ QList<UBGraphicsItem*> UBImportPDF::import(const QUuid& uuid, const QString& fil
     for(int pdfPageNumber = 1; pdfPageNumber <= pdfPageCount; pdfPageNumber++)
     {
         UBApplication::showMessage(tr("Importing page %1 of %2").arg(pdfPageNumber).arg(pdfPageCount), true);
-
         result << new UBGraphicsPDFItem(pdfRenderer, pdfPageNumber); // deleted by the scene
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/src/core/UBDocumentManager.cpp b/src/core/UBDocumentManager.cpp
index 0eaf15b2..368c09c1 100644
--- a/src/core/UBDocumentManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBDocumentManager.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ UBDocumentProxy* UBDocumentManager::importFile(const QFile& pFile, const QString
                 foreach(UBGraphicsItem* page, pages)
                 {
                     UBApplication::showMessage(tr("Inserting page %1 of %2").arg(++nPage).arg(pages.size()), true);
+#ifdef Q_WS_MACX
+                    //Workaround for issue 912
+                    QApplication::processEvents();
+#endif
                     int pageIndex = document->pageCount();
                     UBGraphicsScene* scene = UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->createDocumentSceneAt(document, pageIndex);
                     importAdaptor->placeImportedItemToScene(scene, page);