diff --git a/app/pdb/file-cmds.c b/app/pdb/file-cmds.c
index b30e299400..6c1b89600d 100644
--- a/app/pdb/file-cmds.c
+++ b/app/pdb/file-cmds.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "pdb-types.h"
 
 #include "core/gimp.h"
+#include "core/gimpimage-undo.h"
 #include "core/gimpimage.h"
 #include "core/gimplayer.h"
 #include "core/gimpparamspecs.h"
@@ -122,6 +123,10 @@ file_load_invoker (GimpProcedure         *procedure,
 
           if (! gimp_image_get_file (image))
             gimp_image_set_imported_file (image, file);
+
+          gimp_image_clean_all (image);
+          gimp_image_undo_disable (image);
+          gimp_image_undo_enable (image);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/pdb/groups/file.pdb b/pdb/groups/file.pdb
index 921900ad10..25d49e88b8 100644
--- a/pdb/groups/file.pdb
+++ b/pdb/groups/file.pdb
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ HELP
 
           if (! gimp_image_get_file (image))
             gimp_image_set_imported_file (image, file);
+
+          gimp_image_clean_all (image);
+          gimp_image_undo_disable (image);
+          gimp_image_undo_enable (image);
         }
     }
 
@@ -441,6 +445,7 @@ CODE
 
 
 @headers = qw("core/gimp.h"
+              "core/gimpimage-undo.h"
               "plug-in/gimppluginmanager-file.h"
               "file/file-open.h"
               "file/file-save.h"