diff --git a/wx/lib/agw/aui/framemanager.py b/wx/lib/agw/aui/framemanager.py
index 8788f8d8..6d2e17c9 100644
--- a/wx/lib/agw/aui/framemanager.py
+++ b/wx/lib/agw/aui/framemanager.py
@@ -5244,6 +5244,10 @@ class AuiManager(wx.EvtHandler):
         saveCapt = {}  # see restorecaption param
         saveIcon = {}  # icons are not preserved by perspectives, so preserve them
         saveMinimize = {} # see restoreminimize param
+        
+        if not self._notebooks:
+            self.DoUpdate()
+
         for pane in self._panes:
 
             # dock the notebook pages