diff --git a/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs b/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs
index 387845e50e..1d7ef79334 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ namespace WeifenLuo.WinFormsUI
 					Form.Activate();
 				else if (!Form.ContainsFocus)
 				{
+					if (DockHelper.IsDockStateAutoHide(DockState) && DockPanel.ActiveAutoHideContent != Content)
+						DockPanel.ActiveAutoHideContent = Content;
+
 					if (Contains(ActiveWindowHandle))
 						User32.SetFocus(ActiveWindowHandle);
 
diff --git a/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/patchnotes.txt b/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/patchnotes.txt
index 194a56190f..7b8a98b286 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/patchnotes.txt
+++ b/src/Libraries/DockPanel_Src/patchnotes.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,21 @@ Patch #1:
 	Remove redundant P/Invoke call        - in AutoHideStripBase.cs
 	Fix compilation warning               - in InertButton.cs
  Committed in revision 1147.
+
+Patch #2:
+	Activate the autohide pad explicitly  - in DockContentHandler.cs
+	(DockContentHandler.Activate())  
+	
+Index: WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs
+===================================================================
+--- WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs	(revision 1839)
++++ WinFormsUI/Docking/DockContentHandler.cs	(working copy)
+@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@
+ 					Form.Activate();
+ 				else if (!Form.ContainsFocus)
+ 				{
++					if (DockHelper.IsDockStateAutoHide(DockState) && DockPanel.ActiveAutoHideContent != Content)
++						DockPanel.ActiveAutoHideContent = Content;
++
+ 					if (Contains(ActiveWindowHandle))
+ 						User32.SetFocus(ActiveWindowHandle);