diff --git a/packages/web/src/impexp/FormDatabaseSelect.svelte b/packages/web/src/impexp/FormDatabaseSelect.svelte
index 7334285f3..7b4c431ac 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/impexp/FormDatabaseSelect.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/impexp/FormDatabaseSelect.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   import { getFormContext } from '../forms/FormProviderCore.svelte';
   import FormSelectField from '../forms/FormSelectField.svelte';
   import { useDatabaseList } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
+  import uuidv1 from 'uuid/v1';
+  import { temporaryOpenedConnections } from '../stores';
+  import useEffect from '../utility/useEffect';
 
   export let conidName;
 
@@ -17,6 +20,16 @@
     })),
     'label'
   );
+
+  const tmpid = uuidv1();
+
+  $: effect = useEffect(() => {
+    temporaryOpenedConnections.update(x => [...x, { tmpid, conid: $values && $values[conidName] }]);
+    return () => {
+      temporaryOpenedConnections.update(x => x.filter(y => y.tmpid != tmpid));
+    };
+  });
+  $: $effect;
 </script>
 
 <FormSelectField {...$$restProps} options={databaseOptions} />
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stores.ts b/packages/web/src/stores.ts
index d6cc249b6..0f69fb378 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stores.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/stores.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const visibleSelectedWidget = derived(
 export const emptyConnectionGroupNames = writableWithStorage([], 'emptyConnectionGroupNames');
 export const collapsedConnectionGroupNames = writableWithStorage([], 'collapsedConnectionGroupNames');
 export const openedConnections = writable([]);
+export const temporaryOpenedConnections = writable([]);
 export const openedSingleDatabaseConnections = writable([]);
 export const expandedConnections = writable([]);
 export const currentDatabase = writable(null);
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ export const activeDbKeysStore = writableWithStorage({}, 'activeDbKeysStore');
 export const currentThemeDefinition = derived([currentTheme, extensions], ([$currentTheme, $extensions]) =>
   $extensions.themes.find(x => x.themeClassName == $currentTheme)
 );
+export const openedConnectionsWithTemporary = derived(
+  [openedConnections, temporaryOpenedConnections],
+  ([$openedConnections, $temporaryOpenedConnections]) =>
+    _.uniq([...$openedConnections, ...$temporaryOpenedConnections.map(x => x.conid)])
+);
 
 let nativeMenuOnStartup = null;
 export const visibleTitleBar = derived(useSettings(), $settings => {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js b/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js
index 78796efd4..259f19070 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import { openedConnections, currentDatabase } from '../stores';
+import { openedConnections, currentDatabase, openedConnectionsWithTemporary } from '../stores';
 import { apiCall, strmid } from './api';
 import { getConnectionList } from './metadataLoaders';
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let openedConnectionsHandle = null;
 let currentDatabaseHandle = null;
 
 export function subscribeConnectionPingers() {
-  openedConnections.subscribe(value => {
+  openedConnectionsWithTemporary.subscribe(value => {
     doServerPing(value);
     if (openedConnectionsHandle) window.clearInterval(openedConnectionsHandle);
     openedConnectionsHandle = window.setInterval(() => doServerPing(value), 20 * 1000);