diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_FileChooser.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_FileChooser.mm
index 7ca774711a..d0fcb48ad2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_FileChooser.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_FileChooser.mm
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ public:
 
             enterModalState (true);
             [panel beginWithCompletionHandler:CreateObjCBlock (this, &Native::finished)];
+
+            if (preview != nullptr)
+                preview->toFront (true);
         }
     }