diff --git a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx
index 5c733d6a2b02..c2026022139c 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/view/ViewShellManager.cxx
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void ViewShellManager::Implementation::UpdateShellStack()
 
     SfxShell* pPreviousTopViewShell = mpTopViewShell;
     // Update the pointer to the top-most active view shell.
-    mpTopViewShell = (maActiveViewShells.empty())
+    mpTopViewShell = (maActiveViewShells.empty() || mbFormShellAboveParent)
         ? nullptr : maActiveViewShells.begin()->mpShell;
 
     bool bTopViewShellChanged = mpTopViewShell != pPreviousTopViewShell;