diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
index 70af7c9a62..75b1ca31b4 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
@@ -674,14 +674,15 @@ void StdCmdNew::activated(int iMsg)
     }
 
     // Set default view orientation for the new document
-    Gui::Document* guiDoc = Application::Instance->getDocument(doc);
-    if (guiDoc) {
-        auto views = guiDoc->getMDIViewsOfType(View3DInventor::getClassTypeId());
-        for (auto* view : views) {
-            auto view3d = static_cast<View3DInventor*>(view);
-            view3d->getViewer()->viewDefaultOrientation();
-        }
-    }
+    auto hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
+        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View"
+    );
+    std::string default_view = hGrp->GetASCII("NewDocumentCameraOrientation", "Top");
+    doCommand(
+        Command::Gui,
+        "Gui.activeDocument().activeView().viewDefaultOrientation('%s',0)",
+        default_view.c_str()
+    );
 
     ParameterGrp::handle hViewGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
         "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View"