diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx
index 4893b31c6b1b..947961218438 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin4.cxx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include <vcl/virdev.hxx>
 #include <svx/sdrpaintwindow.hxx>
 #include <drwlayer.hxx>
+#include <printfun.hxx>
 
 static void lcl_LimitRect( tools::Rectangle& rRect, const tools::Rectangle& rVisible )
 {
@@ -560,6 +561,23 @@ void ScGridWindow::DrawContent(OutputDevice &rDevice, const ScTableInfo& rTableI
     bool bGridFirst = !rOpts.GetOption( VOPT_GRID_ONTOP );
 
     bool bPage = rOpts.GetOption( VOPT_PAGEBREAKS );
+    // tdf#124983, if option LibreOfficeDev Calc/View/Visual Aids/Page breaks
+    // is enabled, breaks should be visible. If the document is opened the first
+    // time, the breaks are not calculated yet, so this initialization is
+    // done here.
+    if (bPage)
+    {
+        std::set<SCCOL> aColBreaks;
+        std::set<SCROW> aRowBreaks;
+        rDoc.GetAllColBreaks(aColBreaks, nTab, true, false);
+        rDoc.GetAllRowBreaks(aRowBreaks, nTab, true, false);
+        if (aColBreaks.size() == 0 || aRowBreaks.size() == 0)
+        {
+            ScDocShell* pDocSh = pViewData->GetDocShell();
+            ScPrintFunc aPrintFunc(pDocSh, pDocSh->GetPrinter(), nTab);
+            aPrintFunc.UpdatePages();
+        }
+    }
 
     bool bPageMode = pViewData->IsPagebreakMode();
     if (bPageMode)                                      // after FindChanged