diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layEditorOptionsPage.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layEditorOptionsPage.h
index c5d605bff..9e7deedd3 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layEditorOptionsPage.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layEditorOptionsPage.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public:
   /**
    *  @brief Gets a value indicating whether the page is for that specific plugin (given by a declaration object)
    */
-  bool for_plugin_declaration (const lay::PluginDeclaration *pd)
+  bool for_plugin_declaration (const lay::PluginDeclaration *pd) const
   {
     return m_plugin_declarations.find (pd) != m_plugin_declarations.end ();
   }
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h
index e754ebfbb..e3a1ff7b3 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h
@@ -2225,6 +2225,14 @@ public:
     return pi;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Gets the active plugin
+   */
+  lay::Plugin *active_plugin () const
+  {
+    return mp_active_plugin;
+  }
+
   /** 
    *  @brief Create a plugin of the given type
    *
@@ -3214,11 +3222,6 @@ protected:
 
   void init (db::Manager *mgr);
 
-  lay::Plugin *active_plugin () const
-  {
-    return mp_active_plugin;
-  }
-
   virtual LayoutView *get_ui ();
 
   bool configure (const std::string &name, const std::string &value);
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc
index 9d60b1e63..241b9f496 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laySelector.cc
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ public:
   {
     return new SelectionService (view);
   }
+
+  virtual std::vector<std::string> additional_editor_options_pages () const
+  {
+    std::vector<std::string> names;
+    //  TODO: provide in a central place instead of borrowing from the edt module
+    names.push_back ("GenericEditorOptions");
+    return names;
+  }
 };
 
 static tl::RegisteredClass<lay::PluginDeclaration> selection_service_decl (new SelectionServiceDeclaration (), -980, "laybasic::SelectionServicePlugin");
diff --git a/src/layview/layview/layEditorOptionsPages.cc b/src/layview/layview/layEditorOptionsPages.cc
index 0db1877de..6e3dd2d6a 100644
--- a/src/layview/layview/layEditorOptionsPages.cc
+++ b/src/layview/layview/layEditorOptionsPages.cc
@@ -120,8 +120,13 @@ EditorOptionsPages::editor_options_pages ()
 bool
 EditorOptionsPages::has_content () const
 {
+  lay::Plugin *plugin = mp_view->active_plugin ();
+  if (! plugin) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   for (auto p = m_pages.begin (); p != m_pages.end (); ++p) {
-    if (p->active () && ! p->is_modal_page () && ! p->is_toolbox_widget ()) {
+    if (! p->is_modal_page () && ! p->is_toolbox_widget () && p->for_plugin_declaration (plugin->plugin_declaration ())) {
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -131,8 +136,13 @@ EditorOptionsPages::has_content () const
 bool
 EditorOptionsPages::has_modal_content () const
 {
+  lay::Plugin *plugin = mp_view->active_plugin ();
+  if (! plugin) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   for (auto p = m_pages.begin (); p != m_pages.end (); ++p) {
-    if (p->active () && p->is_modal_page () && ! p->is_toolbox_widget ()) {
+    if (p->is_modal_page () && ! p->is_toolbox_widget () && p->for_plugin_declaration (plugin->plugin_declaration ())) {
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -173,7 +183,7 @@ EditorOptionsPages::activate (const lay::Plugin *plugin)
     bool is_active = plugin && op->for_plugin_declaration (plugin->plugin_declaration ());
 
     //  The zero order page is picked as the initial one
-    if (is_active && ! op->active () && op->order () == 0 && page == 0) {
+    if (is_active && ! op->active () && (op->order () == 0 || page == 0)) {
       page = op.operator-> ();
     }