diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadCustom.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadCustom.py
index b6902b56c8..74b46ef838 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadCustom.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadCustom.py
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ if cfolders:
     if not os.path.isdir(cfolder):
         cfolder = os.path.dirname(cfolder)
     f = unquote(filename).replace("+", " ")
-    if f.lower().endswith(".fcstd"):
-        FreeCAD.open(os.path.join(cfolder, f))
-    else:
-        FreeCAD.loadFile(os.path.join(cfolder, f))
+    ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower().strip(".")
+    mod = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Start").GetString("DefaultImport"+ext,"")
+    FreeCAD.loadFile(os.path.join(cfolder, f),mod)
     FreeCADGui.activeDocument().sendMsgToViews("ViewFit")
 
     from StartPage import StartPage
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadMRU.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadMRU.py
index 61fa84f934..35db24c7d8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadMRU.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/LoadMRU.py
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 #*                                                                         *
 #***************************************************************************
 
+import os
+import FreeCAD
 import FreeCADGui
+
 # MRU will be given before this script is run
-rf=FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/RecentFiles")
-FreeCADGui.loadFile(rf.GetString("MRU"+str(MRU)))
+rf = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/RecentFiles")
+filename = rf.GetString("MRU"+str(MRU))
+ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower().strip(".")
+mod = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Start").GetString("DefaultImport"+ext, "")
+FreeCADGui.loadFile(filename, mod)
 
 from StartPage import StartPage
 StartPage.postStart()