diff --git a/appGUI/GUIElements.py b/appGUI/GUIElements.py
index ed98a8dd..bca074ec 100644
--- a/appGUI/GUIElements.py
+++ b/appGUI/GUIElements.py
@@ -3347,7 +3347,7 @@ class FCDetachableTab2(FCDetachableTab):
         except TypeError:
             pass
 
-        self.__auto_remove_closed_tab = True
+        self._auto_remove_closed_tab = True
 
         self.tabBar.onCloseTabSignal.connect(self.on_closetab_middle_button)
 
@@ -3359,7 +3359,7 @@ class FCDetachableTab2(FCDetachableTab):
         :return:
         :rtype:
         """
-        return self.__auto_remove_closed_tab
+        return self._auto_remove_closed_tab
 
     @auto_remove_closed_tab.setter
     def auto_remove_closed_tab(self, val):
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ class FCDetachableTab2(FCDetachableTab):
         :return:
         :rtype:
         """
-        self.__auto_remove_closed_tab = val
+        self._auto_remove_closed_tab = val
 
     def on_closetab_middle_button(self, current_index):
         """
@@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ class FCDetachableTab2(FCDetachableTab):
         tab_name = self.widget(currentIndex).objectName()
         self.tab_closed_signal.emit(tab_name, currentIndex)
 
-        if self.__auto_remove_closed_tab:
+        if self._auto_remove_closed_tab:
             self.removeTab(currentIndex)
 
 
diff --git a/appGUI/MainGUI.py b/appGUI/MainGUI.py
index a14e8522..5a0be7fc 100644
--- a/appGUI/MainGUI.py
+++ b/appGUI/MainGUI.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings
 import platform
 
 from appGUI.GUIElements import *
+
 from appGUI.preferences.cncjob.CNCJobPreferencesUI import CNCJobPreferencesUI
 from appGUI.preferences.excellon.ExcellonPreferencesUI import ExcellonPreferencesUI
 from appGUI.preferences.general.GeneralPreferencesUI import GeneralPreferencesUI
@@ -1988,6 +1989,8 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.infobar.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.ActionsContextMenu)
         self.build_infobar_context_menu()
 
+        self.plot_tab_area.tab_detached.connect(self.on_tab_detached)
+
         # self.screenChanged.connect(self.on_screen_change)
 
     # def on_screen_change(self, old_screen, new_screen):
@@ -2006,6 +2009,14 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     #         ratio = new_pixel_ratio / old_pixel_ratio
     #         self.app.plotcanvas.dpi = self.app.plotcanvas.dpi * ratio
 
+    def on_tab_detached(self, tab_detached, tab_detached_name):
+        if tab_detached_name == 'FlatCAM Plot Area':
+            pass
+            # print(tab_detached_name)
+            # self.app.plotcanvas.unfreeze()
+            # self.app.plotcanvas.native.setParent(tab_detached)
+            # self.app.plotcanvas.freeze()
+
     def set_ui_title(self, name):
         """
         Sets the title of the main window.