diff --git a/gui/ecp5/mainwindow.cc b/gui/ecp5/mainwindow.cc
index 1168a55c..4b1c7e3b 100644
--- a/gui/ecp5/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/gui/ecp5/mainwindow.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ void MainWindow::createMenu()
 {
     QMenu *menu_Custom = new QMenu("&Generic", menuBar);
     menuBar->addAction(menu_Custom->menuAction());
+
+    createGraphicsBar();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::new_proj() {}
diff --git a/gui/generic/mainwindow.cc b/gui/generic/mainwindow.cc
index 88e291e6..1efc73bb 100644
--- a/gui/generic/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/gui/generic/mainwindow.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ void MainWindow::createMenu()
 {
     QMenu *menu_Custom = new QMenu("&Generic", menuBar);
     menuBar->addAction(menu_Custom->menuAction());
+
+    createGraphicsBar();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::new_proj() {}