diff --git a/src/xinit.c b/src/xinit.c
index bba4046f..2d19ad00 100644
--- a/src/xinit.c
+++ b/src/xinit.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ void preview_window(const char *what, const char *win_path, const char *fname)
   }
   else if(!strcmp(what, "draw")) {
     dbg(1, "preview_window() draw\n");
+    tclvareval("save_ctx ", xctx->current_win_path, NULL);
     save_xctx = xctx; /* save current schematic */
     xctx = preview_xctx;
     if(!current_file || strcmp(fname, current_file) ) { 
@@ -1206,6 +1207,7 @@ void preview_window(const char *what, const char *win_path, const char *fname)
     Tk_DestroyWindow(tkpre_window);
     my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &current_file);
     xctx = save_xctx; /* restore schematic */
+    tclvareval("restore_ctx ", xctx->current_win_path, NULL);
     save_xctx = NULL;
     set_modify(-1);
   }