diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index 38ad7c7cea..ceae635336 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::accountAdded(AccountState *s)
     _actionGroup->addAction(accountAction);
     _actionGroupWidgets.insert(accountAction, accountSettings);
     _actionForAccount.insert(s->account().data(), accountAction);
+    accountAction->trigger();
 
     connect(accountSettings, &AccountSettings::folderChanged, _gui, &ownCloudGui::slotFoldersChanged);
     connect(accountSettings, &AccountSettings::openFolderAlias,
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp
index ff7a20a159..938dd6b455 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ void SettingsDialogMac::accountAdded(AccountState *s)
     _activitySettings[s]->setNotificationRefreshInterval(cfg.notificationRefreshInterval());
 
     slotRefreshActivity(s);
+    setCurrentPanelIndex(0);
 }
 
 void SettingsDialogMac::accountRemoved(AccountState *s)