diff --git a/static/js/documentsPanel.js b/static/js/documentsPanel.js
index af294226..97c5228d 100644
--- a/static/js/documentsPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/documentsPanel.js
@@ -383,7 +383,13 @@ pandora.ui.documentsPanel = function(options) {
             pandora_showdocument: function(data) {
                 isItemView && that.toggleElement(1);
             }
-        });
+        })
+        .bindEvent(
+            'pandora_documentsselection.' + (
+                isItemView ? ui.item.toLowerCase() : ''
+            ),
+            selectDocuments
+        );
 
     if (isItemView) {
         pandora.$ui.documentsList = $list;
@@ -395,11 +401,6 @@ pandora.ui.documentsPanel = function(options) {
         $findInput.options({width: getFindInputWidth()});
     });
 
-    that.bindEvent(
-        'pandora_documentsselection.' + (isItemView ? ui.item.toLowerCase() : ''),
-        selectDocuments
-    );
-
     function addDocuments() {
         var ids = ui.documentsSelection[''];
         pandora.api.addDocument({
@@ -748,8 +749,8 @@ pandora.ui.documentsPanel = function(options) {
         .bindEventOnce({
             load: function() {
                 listLoaded = true;
-                selectDocuments();
                 !ui.showBrowser && $list.gainFocus();
+                setTimeout(selectDocuments);
             }
         });
     }