diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py
index 9abff58357..380a6ad2b5 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
         tool.Spatial.run_spatial_import_spatial_decomposition()
         if default_container := tool.Spatial.guess_default_container():
             tool.Spatial.set_default_container(default_container)
+        tool.Loader.setup_active_bsdd_classification()
         self.update_progress(100)
         bpy.context.window_manager.progress_end()
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
index 34de704904..ceb5cfd688 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
@@ -924,3 +924,21 @@ class Loader(bonsai.core.tool.Loader):
         mesh["ios_materials"] = [m.instance_id() for m in geometry.materials]
         mesh["ios_material_ids"] = geometry.material_ids
         return mesh
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_active_bsdd_classification(cls):
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+        attr_name = "Specification" if ifc_file.schema == "IFC4X3" else "Location"
+        bsdd_classification, uri, name = None, None, None
+        for c in ifc_file.by_type("IfcClassification"):
+            if (
+                (uri := getattr(c, attr_name))
+                and uri.startswith("https://identifier.buildingsmart.org/uri/")
+                and (name := c.Name)
+            ):
+                bsdd_classification = c
+                break
+        if not bsdd_classification:
+            return
+        assert name and uri
+        tool.Bsdd.set_active_bsdd(name, uri)
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_loader.py b/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_loader.py
index 27826cd303..ba0d9a10b8 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_loader.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_loader.py
@@ -510,3 +510,18 @@ class TestLoadingIndexedMap(NewFile):
                 blender_color = Vector(layer.data[loop_i].color)
                 ifc_color = Vector(colors[color_index[face_i]] + (1.0,))
                 assert tool.Cad.are_vectors_equal(blender_color, ifc_color)
+
+
+class TestSetupActiveBsddClassification(NewFile):
+    def test_run(self):
+        bpy.ops.bim.create_project()
+        ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+        name = "CCI Construction"
+        uri = "https://identifier.buildingsmart.org/uri/molio/cciconstruction/1.0"
+        ifc_file.create_entity("IfcClassification", Name=name, Location=uri)
+        filepath = "test/files/temp/test.ifc"
+        ifc_file.write(filepath)
+        bpy.ops.bim.load_project(filepath=filepath)
+        props = bpy.context.scene.BIMBSDDProperties
+        assert props.active_domain == name
+        assert props.active_uri == uri