diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index a4b138ff82..5281654769 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   const framingService = new FramingService(sidePanel, menuicons, mainview, this._components.resizeFeature)
   framingService.start()
 
+  // preactivate solidity plugin
+  appManager.ensureActivated('solidity')
+  appManager.ensureActivated('udapp')
+
   // get the file list from the parent iframe
   loadFileFromParent(fileManager)