diff --git a/indra/newview/llinventorypanel.cpp b/indra/newview/llinventorypanel.cpp
index 0870b5b8dd3fad9d804218f284889809a49f2d0e..5a9d1524f3491963882a8444dceb98b1d3da0c6d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llinventorypanel.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llinventorypanel.cpp
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ LLInventoryPanel* LLInventoryPanel::getActiveInventoryPanel(BOOL auto_open)
 {
 	S32 z_min = S32_MAX;
 	LLInventoryPanel* res = NULL;
+	LLFloater* active_inv_floaterp = NULL;
+
 	// A. If the inventory side panel is open, use that preferably.
 	if (is_inventorysp_active())
 	{
@@ -941,6 +943,7 @@ LLInventoryPanel* LLInventoryPanel::getActiveInventoryPanel(BOOL auto_open)
 		{
 			res = inventorySP->getActivePanel();
 			z_min = gFloaterView->getZOrder(inv_floater);
+			active_inv_floaterp = inv_floater;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -960,10 +963,19 @@ LLInventoryPanel* LLInventoryPanel::getActiveInventoryPanel(BOOL auto_open)
 			{
 				res = iv->getPanel();
 				z_min = z_order;
+				active_inv_floaterp = iv;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (res) return res;
+
+	if (res)
+	{
+		// Make sure the floater is not minimized (STORM-438).
+		if (active_inv_floaterp && active_inv_floaterp->isMinimized())
+			active_inv_floaterp->setMinimized(FALSE);
+
+		return res;
+	}
 		
 	// C. If no panels are open and we don't want to force open a panel, then just abort out.
 	if (!auto_open) return NULL;