diff --git a/pkg/freecad/silo_commands.py b/pkg/freecad/silo_commands.py
index a5e1ca2..f7591c1 100644
--- a/pkg/freecad/silo_commands.py
+++ b/pkg/freecad/silo_commands.py
@@ -988,17 +988,14 @@ class Silo_Open:
                 results_table.setItem(row, 4, QtGui.QTableWidgetItem(data["modified"]))
             results_table.resizeColumnsToContents()
 
+        _open_after_close = [None]
+
         def open_selected():
             selected = results_table.selectedItems()
             if not selected:
                 return
             row = selected[0].row()
-            data = results_data[row]
-
-            if data["path"]:
-                FreeCAD.openDocument(data["path"])
-            else:
-                _sync.open_item(data["part_number"])
+            _open_after_close[0] = dict(results_data[row])
             dialog.accept()
 
         search_input.textChanged.connect(lambda: do_search())
@@ -1018,6 +1015,16 @@ class Silo_Open:
         do_search()
         dialog.exec_()
 
+        # Open the document AFTER the dialog has fully closed so that
+        # heavy document loads (especially Assembly files) don't run
+        # inside the dialog's nested event loop, which can cause crashes.
+        data = _open_after_close[0]
+        if data is not None:
+            if data.get("path"):
+                FreeCAD.openDocument(data["path"])
+            else:
+                _sync.open_item(data["part_number"])
+
     def IsActive(self):
         return True