--- gnome-control-center-3.28.1/panels/printers/gnome-printers-panel.desktop.in.in
+++ gnome-control-center-3.28.1/panels/printers/gnome-printers-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ NoDisplay=true
 StartupNotify=true
 # The X-GNOME-Settings-Panel is necessary to show in the main shell UI
 Categories=GNOME;GTK;Settings;HardwareSettings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-DevicesSettings;
-OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;
 # Translators: Search terms to find the Printers panel. Do NOT translate or localize the semicolons! The list MUST also end with a semicolon!
 Keywords=Printer;Queue;Print;Paper;Ink;Toner;
--- gnome-control-center-3.28.1/shell/cc-window.c
+++ gnome-control-center-3.28.1/shell/cc-window.c
@@ -709,6 +709,31 @@ cc_window_class_init (CcWindowClass *kla
   g_type_ensure (CC_TYPE_PANEL_LIST);
 }
 
+/* Taken from 3.38.4 for usage in cc_window_init() */
+static gboolean
+_cc_shell_model_has_panel (CcShellModel *model,
+                           const char   *id)
+{
+  GtkTreeIter iter;
+  gboolean valid;
+
+  g_assert (id);
+
+  valid = gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first (GTK_TREE_MODEL (model), &iter);
+  while (valid)
+    {
+      g_autofree gchar *panel_id = NULL;
+
+      gtk_tree_model_get (GTK_TREE_MODEL (model), &iter, COL_ID, &panel_id, -1);
+      if (g_str_equal (id, panel_id))
+        return TRUE;
+
+      valid = gtk_tree_model_iter_next (GTK_TREE_MODEL (model), &iter);
+    }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 cc_window_init (CcWindow *self)
 {
@@ -739,7 +763,7 @@ cc_window_init (CcWindow *self)
   /* After everything is loaded, select the last used panel, if any,
    * or the first visible panel */
   id = g_settings_get_string (self->settings, "last-panel");
-  if (id != NULL && *id != '\0')
+  if (id != NULL && *id != '\0' && _cc_shell_model_has_panel (CC_SHELL_MODEL (self->store), id))
     cc_panel_list_set_active_panel (CC_PANEL_LIST (self->panel_list), id);
   else
     cc_panel_list_activate (CC_PANEL_LIST (self->panel_list));