diff --git a/resources/qml/Dialogs/AskOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.qml b/resources/qml/Dialogs/AskOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.qml
index 8c29fc7845..eee8ab45db 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Dialogs/AskOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Dialogs/AskOpenAsProjectOrModelsDialog.qml
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ UM.Dialog
             UM.Preferences.setValue("cura/choice_on_open_project", "open_as_model")
         }
 
-        CuraApplication.readLocalFile(base.fileUrl, "open_as_model")
+        var addToRecent = UM.WorkspaceFileHandler.getAddToRecentFilesHint(base.fileUrl);
+        CuraApplication.readLocalFile(base.fileUrl, "open_as_model", addToRecent)
 
         base.hide()
     }