diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.properties/src/internal/QmitkPropertyTreeView.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.properties/src/internal/QmitkPropertyTreeView.cpp
index cd5613a0ab..a6c3dd90d8 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.properties/src/internal/QmitkPropertyTreeView.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.properties/src/internal/QmitkPropertyTreeView.cpp
@@ -1,395 +1,395 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkAddNewPropertyDialog.h"
 #include "QmitkPropertyItemDelegate.h"
 #include "QmitkPropertyItemModel.h"
 #include "QmitkPropertyItemSortFilterProxyModel.h"
 #include "QmitkPropertyTreeView.h"
 #include <berryIBerryPreferences.h>
 #include <berryQtStyleManager.h>
 #include <mitkIPropertyAliases.h>
 #include <mitkIPropertyDescriptions.h>
 #include <mitkIPropertyPersistence.h>
 #include <QmitkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace
 {
   QmitkAbstractNodeSelectionWidget::NodeList GetInitialSelection(berry::ISelection::ConstPointer selection)
   {
     if (selection.IsNotNull() && !selection->IsEmpty())
     {
       auto* dataNodeSelection = dynamic_cast<const mitk::DataNodeSelection*>(selection.GetPointer());
 
       if (nullptr != dataNodeSelection)
       {
         auto firstSelectedDataNode = dataNodeSelection->GetSelectedDataNodes().front();
 
         if (firstSelectedDataNode.IsNotNull())
         {
           QmitkAbstractNodeSelectionWidget::NodeList initialSelection;
           initialSelection.push_back(firstSelectedDataNode);
 
           return initialSelection;
         }
       }
     }
 
     return QmitkAbstractNodeSelectionWidget::NodeList();
   }
 }
 
 const std::string QmitkPropertyTreeView::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.properties";
 
 QmitkPropertyTreeView::QmitkPropertyTreeView()
   : m_PropertyAliases(mitk::CoreServices::GetPropertyAliases(nullptr), nullptr),
     m_PropertyDescriptions(mitk::CoreServices::GetPropertyDescriptions(nullptr), nullptr),
     m_PropertyPersistence(mitk::CoreServices::GetPropertyPersistence(nullptr), nullptr),
     m_ProxyModel(nullptr),
     m_Model(nullptr),
     m_Delegate(nullptr),
     m_Renderer(nullptr)
 {
 }
 
 QmitkPropertyTreeView::~QmitkPropertyTreeView()
 {
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.filterLineEdit->setFocus();
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::RenderWindowPartActivated(mitk::IRenderWindowPart* renderWindowPart)
 {
   if (m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->count() == 2)
   {
     QHash<QString, QmitkRenderWindow*> renderWindows = renderWindowPart->GetQmitkRenderWindows();
 
     Q_FOREACH(QString renderWindow, renderWindows.keys())
     {
       m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->insertItem(m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->count() - 1, QString("Data node: ") + renderWindow);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::RenderWindowPartDeactivated(mitk::IRenderWindowPart*)
 {
   if (m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->count() > 2)
   {
     m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->clear();
     m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->addItem("Data node: common");
     m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->addItem("Base data");
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget* parent)
 {
   m_Controls.setupUi(parent);
 
   m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->addItem("Data node: common");
 
   mitk::IRenderWindowPart* renderWindowPart = this->GetRenderWindowPart();
   if (renderWindowPart != nullptr)
   {
     QHash<QString, QmitkRenderWindow*> renderWindows = renderWindowPart->GetQmitkRenderWindows();
 
     for(const auto& renderWindow : renderWindows.keys())
     {
       m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->addItem(QString("Data node: ") + renderWindow);
     }
   }
 
   m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->addItem("Base data");
 
   m_Controls.newButton->setEnabled(false);
 
   this->HideAllIcons();
 
   m_ProxyModel = new QmitkPropertyItemSortFilterProxyModel(m_Controls.treeView);
   m_Model = new QmitkPropertyItemModel(m_ProxyModel);
 
   m_ProxyModel->setSourceModel(m_Model);
   m_ProxyModel->setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
   m_ProxyModel->setSortCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
   m_ProxyModel->setDynamicSortFilter(true);
 
   m_Delegate = new QmitkPropertyItemDelegate(m_Controls.treeView);
 
   m_Controls.singleSlot->SetDataStorage(GetDataStorage());
   m_Controls.singleSlot->SetSelectionIsOptional(true);
   m_Controls.singleSlot->SetEmptyInfo(QString("Please select a data node"));
   m_Controls.singleSlot->SetPopUpTitel(QString("Select data node"));
 
   m_SelectionServiceConnector = std::make_unique<QmitkSelectionServiceConnector>();
   SetAsSelectionListener(true);
 
-  auto selection = this->GetSite()->GetWorkbenchWindow()->GetSelectionService()->GetSelection();
-  auto currentSelection = GetInitialSelection(selection);
-
-  if (!currentSelection.isEmpty())
-    m_Controls.singleSlot->SetCurrentSelection(currentSelection);
-
   m_Controls.filterLineEdit->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
 
   m_Controls.treeView->setItemDelegateForColumn(1, m_Delegate);
   m_Controls.treeView->setModel(m_ProxyModel);
   m_Controls.treeView->setColumnWidth(0, 160);
   m_Controls.treeView->sortByColumn(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
   m_Controls.treeView->setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);
   m_Controls.treeView->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
   m_Controls.treeView->setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::SelectedClicked | QAbstractItemView::DoubleClicked);
 
   const int ICON_SIZE = 32;
 
   auto icon = berry::QtStyleManager::ThemeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/org_mitk_icons/icons/awesome/scalable/tags.svg"));
   m_Controls.tagsLabel->setPixmap(icon.pixmap(ICON_SIZE));
 
   icon = berry::QtStyleManager::ThemeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/org_mitk_icons/icons/awesome/scalable/tag.svg"));
   m_Controls.tagLabel->setPixmap(icon.pixmap(ICON_SIZE));
 
   icon = berry::QtStyleManager::ThemeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/org_mitk_icons/icons/awesome/scalable/actions/document-save.svg"));
   m_Controls.saveLabel->setPixmap(icon.pixmap(ICON_SIZE));
 
   connect(m_Controls.singleSlot, &QmitkSingleNodeSelectionWidget::CurrentSelectionChanged,
     this, &QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnCurrentSelectionChanged);
   connect(m_Controls.filterLineEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
     this, &QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnFilterTextChanged);
   connect(m_Controls.propertyListComboBox, static_cast<void (QComboBox::*)(int)>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
     this, &QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnPropertyListChanged);
   connect(m_Controls.newButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
     this, &QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnAddNewProperty);
   connect(m_Controls.treeView->selectionModel(), &QItemSelectionModel::currentRowChanged,
     this, &QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnCurrentRowChanged);
   connect(m_Model, &QmitkPropertyItemModel::modelReset,
     this, &QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnModelReset);
+
+  auto selection = this->GetSite()->GetWorkbenchWindow()->GetSelectionService()->GetSelection();
+  auto currentSelection = GetInitialSelection(selection);
+
+  if (!currentSelection.isEmpty())
+    m_Controls.singleSlot->SetCurrentSelection(currentSelection);
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::SetAsSelectionListener(bool checked)
 {
   if (checked)
   {
     m_SelectionServiceConnector->AddPostSelectionListener(GetSite()->GetWorkbenchWindow()->GetSelectionService());
     connect(m_SelectionServiceConnector.get(), &QmitkSelectionServiceConnector::ServiceSelectionChanged, m_Controls.singleSlot, &QmitkSingleNodeSelectionWidget::SetCurrentSelection);
   }
   else
   {
     m_SelectionServiceConnector->RemovePostSelectionListener();
     disconnect(m_SelectionServiceConnector.get(), &QmitkSelectionServiceConnector::ServiceSelectionChanged, m_Controls.singleSlot, &QmitkSingleNodeSelectionWidget::SetCurrentSelection);
   }
 }
 
 QString QmitkPropertyTreeView::GetPropertyNameOrAlias(const QModelIndex& index)
 {
   QString propertyName;
 
   if (index.isValid())
   {
     QModelIndex current = index;
 
     while (current.isValid())
     {
       QString name = m_ProxyModel->data(m_ProxyModel->index(current.row(), 0, current.parent())).toString();
 
       propertyName.prepend(propertyName.isEmpty()
         ? name
         : name.append('.'));
 
       current = current.parent();
     }
   }
 
   return propertyName;
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnCurrentSelectionChanged(QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes)
 {
   if (nodes.empty() || nodes.front().IsNull())
   {
     m_SelectedNode = nullptr;
 
     this->SetPartName("Properties");
     m_Model->SetPropertyList(nullptr);
     m_Delegate->SetPropertyList(nullptr);
 
     m_Controls.newButton->setEnabled(false);
 
     return;
   }
 
   // node is selected, create tree with node properties
   m_SelectedNode = nodes.front();
   mitk::PropertyList* propertyList = m_Model->GetPropertyList();
   if (m_Renderer == nullptr && m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->currentText() == "Base data")
   {
     propertyList = m_SelectedNode->GetData() != nullptr
       ? m_SelectedNode->GetData()->GetPropertyList()
       : nullptr;
   }
   else
   {
     propertyList = m_SelectedNode->GetPropertyList(m_Renderer);
   }
 
   QString selectionClassName = m_SelectedNode->GetData() != nullptr
     ? m_SelectedNode->GetData()->GetNameOfClass()
     : "";
 
   m_SelectionClassName = selectionClassName.toStdString();
 
   m_Model->SetPropertyList(propertyList, selectionClassName);
   m_Delegate->SetPropertyList(propertyList);
 
   m_Controls.newButton->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls.treeView->expandAll();
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::HideAllIcons()
 {
   m_Controls.tagLabel->hide();
   m_Controls.tagsLabel->hide();
   m_Controls.saveLabel->hide();
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnCurrentRowChanged(const QModelIndex& current, const QModelIndex&)
 {
   if (current.isValid())
   {
     QString name = this->GetPropertyNameOrAlias(current);
 
     if (!name.isEmpty())
     {
       QString alias;
       bool isTrueName = true;
 
       std::string trueName = m_PropertyAliases->GetPropertyName(name.toStdString());
 
       if (trueName.empty() && !m_SelectionClassName.empty())
         trueName = m_PropertyAliases->GetPropertyName(name.toStdString(), m_SelectionClassName);
 
       if (!trueName.empty())
       {
         alias = name;
         name = QString::fromStdString(trueName);
         isTrueName = false;
       }
 
       QString description = QString::fromStdString(m_PropertyDescriptions->GetDescription(name.toStdString()));
       std::vector<std::string> aliases;
 
       if (!isTrueName)
       {
         aliases = m_PropertyAliases->GetAliases(name.toStdString(), m_SelectionClassName);
 
         if (aliases.empty() && !m_SelectionClassName.empty())
           aliases = m_PropertyAliases->GetAliases(name.toStdString());
       }
 
       bool isPersistent = m_PropertyPersistence->HasInfo(name.toStdString());
 
       if (!description.isEmpty() || !aliases.empty() || isPersistent)
       {
         QString customizedDescription;
 
         if (!aliases.empty())
         {
           customizedDescription = "<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:0\">" + name + "</h3>";
 
           std::size_t numAliases = aliases.size();
           std::size_t lastAlias = numAliases - 1;
 
           for (std::size_t i = 0; i < numAliases; ++i)
           {
             customizedDescription += i != lastAlias
               ? "<h5 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">"
               : "<h5 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px\">";
 
             customizedDescription += QString::fromStdString(aliases[i]) + "</h5>";
           }
         }
         else
         {
           customizedDescription = "<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">" + name + "</h3>";
         }
 
         if (!description.isEmpty())
           customizedDescription += "<p>" + description + "</p>";
 
         m_Controls.tagsLabel->setVisible(!aliases.empty() && aliases.size() > 1);
         m_Controls.tagLabel->setVisible(!aliases.empty() && aliases.size() == 1);
         m_Controls.saveLabel->setVisible(isPersistent);
 
         m_Controls.descriptionLabel->setText(customizedDescription);
         m_Controls.descriptionLabel->show();
 
         return;
       }
     }
   }
 
   m_Controls.descriptionLabel->hide();
   this->HideAllIcons();
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnPropertyListChanged(int index)
 {
   if (index == -1)
     return;
 
   QString renderer = m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->itemText(index);
 
   if (renderer.startsWith("Data node: "))
     renderer = QString::fromStdString(renderer.toStdString().substr(11));
 
   m_Renderer = nullptr;
 
   if (renderer != "common" && renderer != "Base data")
   {
     auto* renderWindowPart = this->GetRenderWindowPart();
 
     if (nullptr != renderWindowPart)
       m_Renderer = renderWindowPart->GetQmitkRenderWindow(renderer)->GetRenderer();
   }
 
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes;
 
   if (m_SelectedNode.IsNotNull())
     nodes << m_SelectedNode;
 
   this->OnCurrentSelectionChanged(nodes);
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnAddNewProperty()
 {
   std::unique_ptr<QmitkAddNewPropertyDialog> dialog(m_Controls.propertyListComboBox->currentText() != "Base data"
     ? new QmitkAddNewPropertyDialog(m_SelectedNode, m_Renderer)
     : new QmitkAddNewPropertyDialog(m_SelectedNode->GetData()));
 
   if (dialog->exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
     this->m_Model->Update();
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnFilterTextChanged(const QString& filter)
 {
   m_ProxyModel->setFilterWildcard(filter);
   m_Controls.treeView->expandAll();
 }
 
 void QmitkPropertyTreeView::OnModelReset()
 {
   m_Controls.treeView->expandAll();
   m_Controls.descriptionLabel->hide();
   this->HideAllIcons();
 }