1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
index ef24acf6d..bcc47c355 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             ((doc.emptyCollection as Doc).proto as Doc)["dragFactory-count"] = 0;
         }
         if (doc.emptyPane === undefined) {
-            doc.emptyPane = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], { _nativeWidth: undefined, _nativeHeight: undefined, _width: 500, _height: 800, title: "Untitled Tab", system: true, cloneFieldFilter: new List<string>(["system"]) });
+            doc.emptyPane = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], { _nativeWidth: undefined, _backgroundGridShow: true, _nativeHeight: undefined, _width: 500, _height: 800, title: "Untitled Tab", system: true, cloneFieldFilter: new List<string>(["system"]) });
             ((doc.emptyPane as Doc).proto as Doc)["dragFactory-count"] = 0;
         }
         if (doc.emptySlide === undefined) {
@@ -1465,6 +1465,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             _width: 1500,
             _height: 1000,
             _fitWidth: true,
+            _backgroundGridShow: true,
             title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(emptyPane["dragFactory-count"])}`,
         };
         const freeformDoc = CurrentUserUtils.GuestTarget || Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], freeformOptions);