diff --git a/sd/source/ui/framework/factories/ChildWindowPane.cxx b/sd/source/ui/framework/factories/ChildWindowPane.cxx
index 1eaf0f0aeeb2..6e9e237c166f 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/framework/factories/ChildWindowPane.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/framework/factories/ChildWindowPane.cxx
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ ChildWindowPane::ChildWindowPane (
       mpShell(std::move(pShell)),
       mbHasBeenActivated(false)
 {
-    mrViewShellBase.GetViewShellManager()->ActivateShell(mpShell.get());
+    // ChildWindowPane shells don't implement dispatch slots, so activate them
+    // at the bottom of the shellstack.
+    mrViewShellBase.GetViewShellManager()->ActivateLowPriorityShell(mpShell.get());
 
     SfxViewFrame& rViewFrame = mrViewShellBase.GetViewFrame();
 
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShellManager.hxx b/sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShellManager.hxx
index 70fe4d548cbe..929877ad1484 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShellManager.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShellManager.hxx
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ public:
     */
     void ActivateShell(SfxShell* pShell);
 
+    /** Activate the given shell, putting it at the bottom of the stack instead of
+        the top.
+     */
+    void ActivateLowPriorityShell(SfxShell* pShell);
+
     /** Deactivate the specified shell, i.e. take it and all of its
         object bars from the shell stack.
         @param pShell
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx
index 7f150b3d4f1c..a82a1be2dc82 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ public:
         ViewShell* pViewShell);
     void DeactivateViewShell (const ViewShell& rShell);
     void ActivateShell (SfxShell& rShell);
+    void ActivateLowPriorityShell (SfxShell& rShell);
     void DeactivateShell (const SfxShell& rShell);
     void ActivateShell (const ShellDescriptor& rDescriptor);
+    void ActivateLowPriorityShell (const ShellDescriptor& rDescriptor);
     void SetFormShell (const ViewShell* pViewShell, FmFormShell* pFormShell, bool bAbove);
     void ActivateSubShell (const SfxShell& rParentShell, ShellId nId);
     void DeactivateSubShell (const SfxShell& rParentShell, ShellId nId);
@@ -317,6 +319,12 @@ void ViewShellManager::ActivateShell (SfxShell* pShell)
         mpImpl->ActivateShell(*pShell);
 }
 
+void ViewShellManager::ActivateLowPriorityShell (SfxShell* pShell)
+{
+    if (mbValid && pShell!=nullptr)
+        mpImpl->ActivateLowPriorityShell(*pShell);
+}
+
 void ViewShellManager::DeactivateShell (const SfxShell* pShell)
 {
     if (mbValid && pShell!=nullptr)
@@ -498,6 +506,17 @@ void ViewShellManager::Implementation::ActivateShell (SfxShell& rShell)
     ActivateShell(aDescriptor);
 }
 
+void ViewShellManager::Implementation::ActivateLowPriorityShell (SfxShell& rShell)
+{
+    ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard (maMutex);
+
+    // Create a new shell or recycle on in the cache.
+    ShellDescriptor aDescriptor;
+    aDescriptor.mpShell = &rShell;
+
+    ActivateLowPriorityShell(aDescriptor);
+}
+
 void ViewShellManager::Implementation::ActivateShell (const ShellDescriptor& rDescriptor)
 {
     // Put shell on top of the active view shells.
@@ -507,6 +526,15 @@ void ViewShellManager::Implementation::ActivateShell (const ShellDescriptor& rDe
     }
 }
 
+void ViewShellManager::Implementation::ActivateLowPriorityShell (const ShellDescriptor& rDescriptor)
+{
+    // Put shell on bottom of the active view shells.
+    if (rDescriptor.mpShell != nullptr)
+    {
+        maActiveViewShells.push_back( rDescriptor );
+    }
+}
+
 void ViewShellManager::Implementation::DeactivateShell (const SfxShell& rShell)
 {
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard (maMutex);