diff --git a/mscore/musescore.cpp b/mscore/musescore.cpp
index 5122fbe3ce2c3..e8d9b42bba6e1 100644
--- a/mscore/musescore.cpp
+++ b/mscore/musescore.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,12 @@ void MuseScore::cmdInsertMeasures()
                         tr("No measure selected:\n" "Please select a measure and try again"));
                   }
             else {
-                  insertMeasuresDialog = new InsertMeasuresDialog;
+                  if (!insertMeasuresDialog)
+                        insertMeasuresDialog = new InsertMeasuresDialog;
+                  else {
+                        insertMeasuresDialog->insmeasures->setFocus();
+                        insertMeasuresDialog->insmeasures->selectAll();
+                        }
                   insertMeasuresDialog->show();
                   }
             }
@@ -3107,8 +3112,12 @@ void MuseScore::showPlayPanel(bool visible)
 void MuseScore::cmdAppendMeasures()
       {
       if (cs) {
-            if (measuresDialog == 0)
+            if (!measuresDialog)
                   measuresDialog = new MeasuresDialog;
+            else {
+                  measuresDialog->measures->setFocus();
+                  measuresDialog->measures->selectAll();
+                  }
             measuresDialog->show();
             }
       }
diff --git a/mscore/musescoredialogs.cpp b/mscore/musescoredialogs.cpp
index 1fbb6eb0ae8fd..0f27b6c534db4 100644
--- a/mscore/musescoredialogs.cpp
+++ b/mscore/musescoredialogs.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ InsertMeasuresDialog::InsertMeasuresDialog(QWidget* parent)
       setupUi(this);
       setWindowFlags(this->windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
       setModal(true);
+      insmeasures->setFocus();
       insmeasures->selectAll();
       connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(clicked(QAbstractButton*)), SLOT(buttonBoxClicked(QAbstractButton*)));
       }
@@ -86,9 +87,11 @@ void InsertMeasuresDialog::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
 MeasuresDialog::MeasuresDialog(QWidget* parent)
    : QDialog(parent)
       {
+      setObjectName("MeasuresDialog");
       setupUi(this);
       setWindowFlags(this->windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
       setModal(true);
+      measures->setFocus();
       measures->selectAll();
       connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(clicked(QAbstractButton*)), SLOT(buttonBoxClicked(QAbstractButton*)));
       }
@@ -122,6 +125,16 @@ void MeasuresDialog::accept()
       done(1);
       }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+// MeasuresDialog hideEvent
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+void MeasuresDialog::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
+      {
+      MuseScore::saveGeometry(this);
+      QDialog::hideEvent(event);
+      }
+
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   AboutBoxDialog
diff --git a/mscore/musescoredialogs.h b/mscore/musescoredialogs.h
index 064e3af120665..f9adafa386d4f 100644
--- a/mscore/musescoredialogs.h
+++ b/mscore/musescoredialogs.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class InsertMeasuresDialog : public QDialog, public Ui::InsertMeasuresDialogBase
 class MeasuresDialog : public QDialog, public Ui::MeasuresDialogBase {
       Q_OBJECT
 
+      void hideEvent(QHideEvent*) override;
       void accept() override;
 
    private slots: