diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
index e8384a1184..b1018ee046 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/operator.py
@@ -2226,6 +2226,7 @@ class ActivateModel(bpy.types.Operator):
             )
 
         tool.Blender.reset_object_visibility()
+        tool.Drawing.hide_all_drawing_collections()
         tool.Blender.update_viewport()
         bonsai.bim.handler.refresh_ui_data()
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
index ad650eb4cc..c770a9fc8f 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
@@ -2591,3 +2591,10 @@ class Drawing(bonsai.core.tool.Drawing):
         ifcopenshell.api.document.remove_reference(tool.Ifc.get(), reference=reference)
 
         tool.Drawing.import_sheets()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def hide_all_drawing_collections(cls) -> None:
+        for element in tool.Ifc.get().by_type("IfcAnnotation"):
+            if element.ObjectType == "DRAWING" and (obj := tool.Ifc.get_object(element)):
+                print('found element', element)
+                tool.Blender.get_layer_collection(obj.users_collection[0]).hide_viewport = True