diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
index 488546c64..47bf93f3f 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
@@ -2246,6 +2246,13 @@ bool Notepad_plus::loadSession(Session & session, bool isSnapshotMode, bool shou
 			continue;	//skip session files, not supporting recursive sessions or embedded workspace files
 		}
 
+		BufferID clonedBuf = _mainDocTab.findBufferByName(pFn);
+		if (clonedBuf != BUFFER_INVALID)
+		{
+			loadBufferIntoView(clonedBuf, SUB_VIEW);
+			++k;
+			continue;
+		}
 		bool isWow64Off = false;
 		if (!PathFileExists(pFn))
 		{