diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
index 3b851656c4..5059ba399a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void DrawProjGroup::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 
 App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawProjGroup::execute(void)
 {
-//    Base::Console().Message("DPG::execute()\n");
+//    Base::Console().Message("DPG::execute() - %s\n", getNameInDocument());
     if (!keepUpdated()) {
         return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
     }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ App::DocumentObject * DrawProjGroup::addProjection(const char *viewProjType)
             view->LockPosition.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly,true); //Front should stay locked.
             App::GetApplication().signalChangePropertyEditor(view->LockPosition);
             view->LockPosition.purgeTouched();
-//            requestPaint();
+            requestPaint();   //make sure the group object is on the Gui page
         }
 //        addView(view);                            //from DrawViewCollection
 //        if (view != getAnchor()) {                //anchor is done elsewhere
@@ -871,8 +871,6 @@ void DrawProjGroup::updateChildrenLock(void)
             Base::Console().Log("PROBLEM - DPG::updateChildrenLock - non DPGI entry in Views! %s\n",
                                     getNameInDocument());
             throw Base::TypeError("Error: projection in DPG list is not a DPGI!");
-        } else {
-            view->requestPaint();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
index a6b2bc6d64..4cc1adf143 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@ void MDIViewPage::centerOnPage(void)
     }
 }
 
+bool MDIViewPage::addView(const App::DocumentObject *obj)
+{
+    return attachView(const_cast<App::DocumentObject*>(obj));
+}
+
 bool MDIViewPage::attachView(App::DocumentObject *obj)
 {
     auto typeId(obj->getTypeId());
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h
index f8705b75d4..291ef009af 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public:
     
     void setTabText(std::string t);
 
+    bool addView(const App::DocumentObject *obj);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void viewAll();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
index f27175960a..e2a1c27640 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
@@ -203,30 +203,33 @@ std::vector<QGIView *> QGVPage::getViews() const
 
 int QGVPage::addQView(QGIView *view)
 {
-    auto ourScene( scene() );
-    assert(ourScene);
+    //don't add twice!
+    QGIView* existing = getQGIVByName(view->getViewName());
+    if (existing == nullptr) {
+        auto ourScene( scene() );
+        assert(ourScene);
 
-    ourScene->addItem(view);
+        ourScene->addItem(view);
 
-    // Find if it belongs to a parent
-    QGIView *parent = 0;
-    parent = findParent(view);
+        // Find if it belongs to a parent
+        QGIView *parent = 0;
+        parent = findParent(view);
 
-    QPointF viewPos(Rez::guiX(view->getViewObject()->X.getValue()),
-                    Rez::guiX(view->getViewObject()->Y.getValue() * -1));
+        QPointF viewPos(Rez::guiX(view->getViewObject()->X.getValue()),
+                        Rez::guiX(view->getViewObject()->Y.getValue() * -1));
 
-    if(parent) {
-        // move child view to center of parent
-        QPointF posRef(0.,0.);
-        QPointF mapPos = view->mapToItem(parent, posRef);
-        view->moveBy(-mapPos.x(), -mapPos.y());
+        if(parent) {
+            // move child view to center of parent
+            QPointF posRef(0.,0.);
+            QPointF mapPos = view->mapToItem(parent, posRef);
+            view->moveBy(-mapPos.x(), -mapPos.y());
 
-        parent->addToGroup(view);
+            parent->addToGroup(view);
+        }
+
+        view->setPos(viewPos);
+        view->updateView(true);
     }
-
-    view->setPos(viewPos);
-    view->updateView(true);
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -281,8 +284,6 @@ QGIView * QGVPage::addViewPart(TechDraw::DrawViewPart *part)
 {
     QGIView* existing = findQViewForDocObj(part);
     if (existing != nullptr) {
-       Base::Console().Log("INFO - QGVP::addViewPart -  %s - QView exists\n", 
-                                              part->getNameInDocument());
        return existing;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDrawingView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDrawingView.cpp
index 328a7a980e..13385ba25f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDrawingView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDrawingView.cpp
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ void ViewProviderDrawingView::onGuiRepaint(const TechDraw::DrawView* dv)
         if (qgiv) {
             qgiv->updateView(true);
         } else {                                //we are not part of the Gui page yet. ask page to add us.
-            auto page = dv->findParentPage();
+            MDIViewPage* page = getMDIViewPage();
             if (page != nullptr) {
-                page->requestPaint();
+                page->addView(dv);
             }
         }
     }