diff --git a/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.cpp b/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.cpp
index fbab9459..40cda59c 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ DECLARE_TYPEOF_COLLECTION(KeywordModeP);
 
 KeywordsPanel::KeywordsPanel(Window* parent, int id)
 	: SetWindowPanel(parent, id)
+	, menuKeyword(nullptr)
 {
+	// delayed initialization by initControls()
+}
+
+void KeywordsPanel::initControls() {
 	// init controls
 	splitter  = new wxSplitterWindow(this, wxID_ANY, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxTAB_TRAVERSAL);
 	list      = new KeywordList(splitter, ID_KEYWORD_LIST);
@@ -118,6 +123,12 @@ KeywordsPanel::~KeywordsPanel() {
 
 
 void KeywordsPanel::initUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {
+	// Controls
+	if (!isInitialized()) {
+		wxBusyCursor busy;
+		initControls();
+		onChangeSet();
+	}
 	// Toolbar
 	tb->AddTool(ID_KEYWORD_ADD,		_(""), load_resource_tool_image(_("keyword_add")),	wxNullBitmap, wxITEM_NORMAL,_TOOLTIP_("add keyword"),	_HELP_("add keyword"));
 	tb->AddTool(ID_KEYWORD_REMOVE,	_(""), load_resource_tool_image(_("keyword_del")),	wxNullBitmap, wxITEM_NORMAL,_TOOLTIP_("remove keyword"),_HELP_("remove keyword"));
@@ -138,6 +149,7 @@ void KeywordsPanel::destroyUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {
 }
 
 void KeywordsPanel::onUpdateUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& ev) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	switch (ev.GetId()) {
 		case ID_KEYWORD_PREV:       ev.Enable(list->canSelectPrevious());	break;
 		case ID_KEYWORD_NEXT:       ev.Enable(list->canSelectNext());		break;
@@ -146,6 +158,7 @@ void KeywordsPanel::onUpdateUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& ev) {
 }
 
 void KeywordsPanel::onCommand(int id) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	switch (id) {
 		case ID_KEYWORD_PREV:
 			list->selectPrevious();
@@ -230,6 +243,7 @@ String KeywordsPanel::runRefScript(int find_i) {
 
 // determine what control to use for clipboard actions
 #define CUT_COPY_PASTE(op,return,check)													\
+	if (!isInitialized()) return false;													\
 	int id = focused_control(this);														\
 	if      (id == ID_KEYWORD_LIST && keyword ->IsEnabled()) { return list    ->op(); }	\
 	else if (check)                                          { return false;          } \
@@ -249,6 +263,7 @@ void KeywordsPanel::doPaste()        { CUT_COPY_PASTE(doPaste,  return (void), !
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Events
 
 void KeywordsPanel::onChangeSet() {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	list->setSet(set);
 	// warning label (depends on game name)
 	fixedL->SetLabel(_LABEL_1_("standard keyword", set->game->short_name));
@@ -280,6 +295,7 @@ void KeywordsPanel::onChangeSet() {
 }
 
 void KeywordsPanel::onAction(const Action& action, bool undone) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	TYPE_CASE(action, ValueAction) {
 		if (!action.card) {
 			{
diff --git a/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.hpp b/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.hpp
index 9423fd5b..7c91f84c 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/keywords_panel.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class KeywordsPanel : public SetWindowPanel {
 	/// Find the code to insert based on the ref_scripts for the parameters of the current keyword
 	String runRefScript(int i);
 	
+	/// Actual intialization of the controls
+	void initControls();
+	
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Controls
 	wxSplitterWindow* splitter;
 	wxPanel*          panel;
diff --git a/src/gui/set/panel.cpp b/src/gui/set/panel.cpp
index 38ddb030..2887d67c 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/panel.cpp
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ SetWindowPanel::SetWindowPanel(Window* parent, int id, bool autoTabbing)
 CardP SetWindowPanel::selectedCard() const {
 	return CardP();
 }
+
+bool SetWindowPanel::isInitialized() const {
+	return !GetChildren().IsEmpty();
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/set/panel.hpp b/src/gui/set/panel.hpp
index 0386a5e7..5230bca4 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/panel.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/panel.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class SetWindowPanel : public wxPanel, public SetView {
 	virtual void  selectCard(const CardP& card) {}		///< Switch the view to another card, can be null
 	virtual void  selectFirstCard() {}					///< Switch the view to the first card
 	virtual void  selectionChoices(ExportCardSelectionChoices& out) {} ///< Card subsets that can be exported from this panel
+	
+  protected:
+	/// Have any controls been created?
+	bool isInitialized() const;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF
diff --git a/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.cpp b/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.cpp
index c8e85c4d..6f06addc 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
 RandomPackPanel::RandomPackPanel(Window* parent, int id)
 	: SetWindowPanel(parent, id)
 {
+	// delayed initialization by initControls()
+}
+
+void RandomPackPanel::initControls() {
 	// init controls
 	preview   = new CardViewer(this, wxID_ANY);
 	card_list = new RandomCardList(this, wxID_ANY);
@@ -163,9 +167,9 @@ RandomPackPanel::RandomPackPanel(Window* parent, int id)
 	seed_fixed  = new wxRadioButton(this, ID_SEED_FIXED,  _BUTTON_("fixed seed"));
 	seed = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY);
 	totals = new PackTotalsPanel(this, wxID_ANY);
-	static_cast<SetWindow*>(parent)->setControlStatusText(seed_random, _HELP_("random seed"));
-	static_cast<SetWindow*>(parent)->setControlStatusText(seed_fixed,  _HELP_("fixed seed"));
-	static_cast<SetWindow*>(parent)->setControlStatusText(seed,        _HELP_("seed"));
+	static_cast<SetWindow*>(GetParent())->setControlStatusText(seed_random, _HELP_("random seed"));
+	static_cast<SetWindow*>(GetParent())->setControlStatusText(seed_fixed,  _HELP_("fixed seed"));
+	static_cast<SetWindow*>(GetParent())->setControlStatusText(seed,        _HELP_("seed"));
 	// init sizer
 	wxSizer* s = new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
 		s->Add(preview, 0, wxRIGHT,  2);
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ void RandomPackPanel::onBeforeChangeSet() {
 	}
 }
 void RandomPackPanel::onChangeSet() {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	preview  ->setSet(set);
 	card_list->setSet(set);
 	totals   ->setGame(set->game);
@@ -249,6 +254,7 @@ void RandomPackPanel::onChangeSet() {
 }
 
 void RandomPackPanel::storeSettings() {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	GameSettings& gs = settings.gameSettingsFor(*set->game);
 	gs.pack_seed_random = seed_random->GetValue();
 	FOR_EACH(i, packs) {
@@ -258,13 +264,21 @@ void RandomPackPanel::storeSettings() {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : UI
 
-void RandomPackPanel::initUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {}
+void RandomPackPanel::initUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {
+	// Init controls?
+	if (!isInitialized()) {
+		wxBusyCursor busy;
+		initControls();
+		onChangeSet();
+	}
+}
 
 void RandomPackPanel::destroyUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {}
 
 void RandomPackPanel::onUpdateUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& ev) {}
 
 void RandomPackPanel::onCommand(int id) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	switch (id) {
 		case ID_PACK_AMOUNT: {
 			updateTotals();
@@ -339,6 +353,7 @@ void RandomPackPanel::generate() {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Selection
 
 CardP RandomPackPanel::selectedCard() const {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return CardP();
 	return card_list->getCard();
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +367,7 @@ void RandomPackPanel::onCardSelect(CardSelectEvent& ev) {
 }
 
 void RandomPackPanel::selectionChoices(ExportCardSelectionChoices& out) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	out.push_back(new_intrusive2<ExportCardSelectionChoice>(
 			_BUTTON_("export generated packs"),
 			card_list->getCardsPtr()
@@ -366,5 +382,5 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE  ()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Clipboard
 
-bool RandomPackPanel::canCopy()  const { return card_list->canCopy();  }
-void RandomPackPanel::doCopy()         {        card_list->doCopy();   }
+bool RandomPackPanel::canCopy()  const { return isInitialized() && card_list->canCopy();  }
+void RandomPackPanel::doCopy()         {        isInitialized() && card_list->doCopy();   }
diff --git a/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.hpp b/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.hpp
index 63b3e969..d3bb6f2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/random_pack_panel.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ class RandomPackPanel : public SetWindowPanel {
 	
 	int total_packs;
 	
+	/// Actual intialization of the controls
+	void initControls();
+	
 	/// Update the total count of each card type
 	void updateTotals();
 	/// Get a seed value
diff --git a/src/gui/set/stats_panel.cpp b/src/gui/set/stats_panel.cpp
index d913c233..dfeda81a 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/stats_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/stats_panel.cpp
@@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ void StatDimensionList::drawItem(DC& dc, int x, int y, size_t item) {
 
 StatsPanel::StatsPanel(Window* parent, int id)
 	: SetWindowPanel(parent, id)
+	, menuGraph(nullptr)
 	, up_to_date(true), active(false)
 {
+	// delayed initialization by initControls()
+}
+
+void StatsPanel::initControls() {
 	// init controls
 	wxSplitterWindow* splitter;
 	#if USE_SEPARATE_DIMENSION_LISTS
@@ -328,6 +333,7 @@ StatsPanel::~StatsPanel() {
 }
 
 void StatsPanel::onChangeSet() {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	card_list->setSet(set);
 	#if USE_SEPARATE_DIMENSION_LISTS
 		for (int i = 0 ; i < 3 ; ++i) dimensions[i]->show(set->game);
@@ -336,10 +342,12 @@ void StatsPanel::onChangeSet() {
 	#else
 		categories->show(set->game);
 	#endif
+	card = CardP();
 	onChange();
 }
 
 void StatsPanel::onAction(const Action& action, bool undone) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	TYPE_CASE_(action, ScriptValueEvent) {
 		// ignore style only stuff
 	} else {
@@ -348,6 +356,15 @@ void StatsPanel::onAction(const Action& action, bool undone) {
 }
 
 void StatsPanel::initUI   (wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {
+	// Controls
+	if (!isInitialized()) {
+		wxBusyCursor busy;
+		initControls();
+		CardP cur_card = card;
+		onChangeSet();
+		selectCard(cur_card);
+	}
+	// we are active
 	active = true;
 	if (!up_to_date) showCategory();
 	// Toolbar
@@ -377,6 +394,7 @@ void StatsPanel::destroyUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {
 }
 
 void StatsPanel::onUpdateUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& ev) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	switch (ev.GetId()) {
 		case ID_GRAPH_PIE: case ID_GRAPH_BAR: case ID_GRAPH_STACK: case ID_GRAPH_SCATTER: case ID_GRAPH_SCATTER_PIE: {
 			GraphType type = (GraphType)(ev.GetId() - ID_GRAPH_PIE);
@@ -390,6 +408,7 @@ void StatsPanel::onUpdateUI(wxUpdateUIEvent& ev) {
 }
 
 void StatsPanel::onCommand(int id) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	switch (id) {
 		case ID_FIELD_LIST: {
 			onChange();
@@ -537,9 +556,12 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Selection
 
 CardP StatsPanel::selectedCard() const {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return CardP();
 	return card_list->getCard();
 }
 void StatsPanel::selectCard(const CardP& card) {
+	this->card = card;
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	card_list->setCard(card);
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/set/stats_panel.hpp b/src/gui/set/stats_panel.hpp
index f6a66914..abaa752b 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/stats_panel.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/stats_panel.hpp
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ class StatsPanel : public SetWindowPanel {
 	FilteredCardList* card_list;
 	IconMenu*         menuGraph;
 	
+	CardP card;      ///< Selected card
 	bool up_to_date; ///< Are the graph and card list up to date?
 	bool active;     ///< Is this panel selected?
 	
+	void initControls();
+	
 	void onChange();
 	void onGraphSelect(wxCommandEvent&);
 	void showCategory(const GraphType* prefer_layout = nullptr);
diff --git a/src/gui/set/style_panel.cpp b/src/gui/set/style_panel.cpp
index 418e45a9..0bf8a87e 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/style_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/style_panel.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@
 
 DECLARE_TYPEOF_COLLECTION(FieldP);
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : StylePanel
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : StylePanel : initialization
 
 StylePanel::StylePanel(Window* parent, int id)
 	: SetWindowPanel(parent, id)
 {
+	// delayed initialization by initControls()
+}
+
+void StylePanel::initControls() {
 	// init controls
 	preview       = new CardViewer   (this, wxID_ANY);
 	list          = new PackageList  (this, wxID_ANY);
@@ -48,7 +52,19 @@ StylePanel::StylePanel(Window* parent, int id)
 	s->SetSizeHints(this);
 	SetSizer(s);
 }
+
+void StylePanel::initUI(wxToolBar* tb, wxMenuBar* mb) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) {
+		wxBusyCursor busy;
+		initControls();
+		CardP cur_card = card;
+		onChangeSet();
+		selectCard(cur_card);
+	}
+}
+
 void StylePanel::updateListSize() {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	// how many columns fit?
 	size_t fit_columns = (size_t)((GetSize().y - 400) / 152);
 	// we only need enough columns to show all items
@@ -66,7 +82,10 @@ bool StylePanel::Layout() {
 	return SetWindowPanel::Layout();
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : StylePanel
+
 void StylePanel::onChangeSet() {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	list->showData<StyleSheet>(set->game->name() + _("-*"));
 	list->select(set->stylesheet->name(), false);
 	editor->setSet(set);
@@ -76,6 +95,7 @@ void StylePanel::onChangeSet() {
 }
 
 void StylePanel::onAction(const Action& action, bool undone) {
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	TYPE_CASE_(action, ChangeSetStyleAction) {
 		list->select(set->stylesheetFor(card).name(), false);
 		editor->showCard(card);
@@ -113,6 +133,7 @@ void StylePanel::onAction(const Action& action, bool undone) {
 
 void StylePanel::selectCard(const CardP& card) {
 	this->card = card;
+	if (!isInitialized()) return;
 	preview->setCard(card);
 	editor->showStylesheet(set->stylesheetForP(card));
 	editor->showCard(card);
@@ -126,6 +147,7 @@ void StylePanel::selectCard(const CardP& card) {
 
 // determine what control to use for clipboard actions
 #define CUT_COPY_PASTE(op,return)					\
+	if (!isInitialized()) return false;				\
 	int id = focused_control(this);					\
 	if (id == ID_EDITOR) { return editor->op(); }	\
 	else                 { return false;          }
diff --git a/src/gui/set/style_panel.hpp b/src/gui/set/style_panel.hpp
index 6e802d1d..45f58328 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/style_panel.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/style_panel.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class StylePanel : public SetWindowPanel {
 	virtual void onChangeSet();
 	virtual void onAction(const Action&, bool undone);
 	
+	// --------------------------------------------------- : UI
+	
+	virtual void initUI(wxToolBar*, wxMenuBar*);
+	
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Clipboard
 	virtual bool canCut() const;
 	virtual bool canCopy() const;
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@ class StylePanel : public SetWindowPanel {
 	/// Determine the best size for the list of stylesheets based on available space
 	void updateListSize();
 	virtual bool Layout();
+	
+	/// Actual intialization of the controls
+	void initControls();
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF