diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 744327a8..71bfa605 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -2426,9 +2426,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 					//            when Word procedure tabs are restored.
 					// C2026-053 leaving this flag in her for now should we decide to trouble-shoot reopening of Word tabs later on.
 					tc.LoadingSavedProcTabs = true; // we check for this flag in DSOTabPanel.cs when opening Word sections
+					EditItem LastEditItem = null; //to hold last edit item. Needed in case last tab is a Word Section
 					foreach (DataRow TabState in DisPlayTabState.Rows)
 					{
-						int _ItemID = (int)TabState["ItemID"];
+                        int _ItemID = (int)TabState["ItemID"];
 						ItemInfo _Procedure = ItemInfo.Get(_ItemID);
 						// C2026-053 Open procedure tab but only if it's NOT a Word section
 						//           Needed to disable opening saved Word sections - at least for now.
@@ -2439,18 +2440,29 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 						// SelectedStepTabPanel needs to be set so the print buttons on the ribbon will work.
 						SelectedStepTabPanel = tc.MyEditItem.MyStepPanel.MyStepTabPanel;
 
-						//CSM B2024-090 - if last displaytab item,
-						//select the steptab panel for it
-						//and set the EditItem for Find/Replace
-						//otherwise will cause PROMS to crash if Find clicked before a Tab is given Focus
-						if ((DisPlayTabState.Rows.IndexOf(TabState) == DisPlayTabState.Rows.Count - 1))
+						LastEditItem = tc.MyEditItem; //set last tab index
+                        if ((DisPlayTabState.Rows.IndexOf(TabState) == DisPlayTabState.Rows.Count - 1))
 						{
 							SelectedStepTabPanel.Select();
-							dlgFindReplace.MyEditItem = tc.MyEditItem;
-							SpellChecker.MyEditItem = tc.MyEditItem;   //B2025-043 Remember Tabs is not setting the EditItem for the active window causing a PROMS crash when Spell Check
-						}
-					}
-					tc.LoadingSavedProcTabs = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    //CSM B2024-090 - if last displaytab item,
+                    //select the steptab panel for it
+                    //and set the EditItem for Find/Replace
+                    //otherwise will cause PROMS to crash if Find clicked before a Tab is given Focus
+                    if (LastEditItem != null)
+                    {
+                        dlgFindReplace.MyEditItem = LastEditItem;
+                        SpellChecker.MyEditItem = LastEditItem;   //B2025-043 Remember Tabs is not setting the EditItem for the active window causing a PROMS crash when Spell Check
+
+                        //B2026-090 Populate Step Properties Panel when PROMS restores saved display tabs
+                        LastEditItem.MyStepPanel.BringToFront();
+                        LastEditItem.MyStepPanel.Select();
+                        Application.DoEvents();
+                        tc_ItemSelectedChanged(this, new ItemSelectedChangedEventArgs(tc.MyEditItem));
+                    }
+
+                    tc.LoadingSavedProcTabs = false;
 				}
 			}
 		}