diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_tabs.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_tabs.js
index 407fd8e342..141f752011 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_tabs.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_tabs.js
@@ -236,12 +236,16 @@ var et2_tabbox = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IInput],
 
 		// We can do this and not wind up with 2 because child is a template,
 		// which has special handling
-		this._children[0].loadingFinished(promises);
+		// disabling immediate direct call for selected tab seems to have no recognisable impact and
+		// some widgets, eg. color-picker have problems with calling doLoadingFinished twice
+		// (color input gets re-rendered second time after hitting [Apply], if color-picker is in a tab)
+		//this._children[0].loadingFinished(promises);
 
 		// Defer parsing & loading of other tabs until later
 		window.setTimeout(function() {
 			for (var i = 0; i < tabs.tabData.length; i++)
 			{
+				if (i == tabs.selected_index) continue;
 				tabs._loadTab(i,promises);
 			}
 			jQuery.when.apply(jQuery,promises).then(function() {
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@ var et2_tabbox = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IInput],
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the index of the currently active tab
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @returns {number}
 	 */
 	get_active_tab: function() {
@@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ var et2_tabbox = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IInput],
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the currently active tab by index
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param {number} _idx
 	 */
 	setActiveTab: function(_idx) {