diff --git a/include/admin/images.inc.php b/include/admin/images.inc.php
index 8bdfa4b5..ff282f84 100644
--- a/include/admin/images.inc.php
+++ b/include/admin/images.inc.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ switch ($serendipity['GET']['adminAction']) {
             $properties        = serendipity_parsePropertyForm();
             $image_id          = $properties['image_id'];
             $created_thumbnail = true;
-            $data['showML_add'] = showMediaLibrary($messages, true);
+            $data['showML'] = showMediaLibrary($messages, true);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ switch ($serendipity['GET']['adminAction']) {
             foreach($new_media AS $nm) {
                 serendipity_insertMediaProperty('base_hidden', '', $nm['image_id'], $hidden);
             }
-            $data['showML_add'] = showMediaLibrary(null, true);
+            $data['showML'] = showMediaLibrary(null, true);
         }
         $data['messages'] = $messages;
         break;
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ switch ($serendipity['GET']['adminAction']) {
 
     default:
         $data['case_default'] = true;
-        $data['showML_def'] = showMediaLibrary();
+        $data['showML'] = showMediaLibrary();
         break;
 }
 
@@ -716,6 +716,11 @@ function showMediaLibrary($messages=false, $addvar_check = false, $smarty_vars =
     return $output;
 }
 
+if (! isset($data['showML'])) {
+    // alaways having the ML available is useful when switchting the filter after adding an image, thus being i nthe add-case
+    $data['showML'] = showMediaLibrary();
+}
+
 $data['get']['fid'] = $serendipity['GET']['fid']; // don't trust {$smarty.get.vars} if not proofed, as we often change GET vars via serendipty['GET'] by runtime
 $data['get']['only_path'] = $serendipity['GET']['only_path']; // we dont need other GET vars in images.inc.tpl
 
diff --git a/templates/2k11/admin/images.inc.tpl b/templates/2k11/admin/images.inc.tpl
index 8bac2dc2..8b45894d 100644
--- a/templates/2k11/admin/images.inc.tpl
+++ b/templates/2k11/admin/images.inc.tpl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <script>location.href="?serendipity[adminModule]=images&serendipity[adminAction]=default";</script>
     <noscript><a class="button_link icon_link standalone" href="?serendipity[adminModule]=images&amp;serendipity[adminAction]=default">{$CONST.DONE}</a></noscript>
     {else}
-    {$showML_add}
+    {$showML}
     {/if}
 {/if}
 {if $case_directoryDoDelete}
@@ -290,5 +290,5 @@
     </div>
 {/if}
 {if $case_default}
-    {if $showML_def}{$showML_def}{/if}
+    {if $showML}{$showML}{/if}
 {/if}