diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py
index 41d93ed617..8dd1663c09 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/material/operator.py
@@ -798,8 +798,13 @@ class EnableEditingMaterialStyle(bpy.types.Operator):
         if not 0 <= props.active_material_index < len(props.materials):
             return {"FINISHED"}
 
-        material = tool.Ifc.get().by_id(props.materials[props.active_material_index].ifc_definition_id)
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+        material = ifc_file.by_id(props.materials[props.active_material_index].ifc_definition_id)
         if not material.HasRepresentation:
+            # MODEL_VIEW is probably the one that's used with the styles most frequently.
+            context = ifcopenshell.util.representation.get_context(ifc_file, "Model", "Body", "MODEL_VIEW")
+            if context:
+                props.contexts = str(context.id())
             return {"FINISHED"}
 
         rep = material.HasRepresentation[0].Representations[0]  # IfcStyledRepresentation