diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
index 11ac5611b3..53cf8733b9 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Version;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.events.AutopsyEvent;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.events.AutopsyEventException;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.events.AutopsyEventPublisher;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestManager;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.*;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.SleuthkitJNI.CaseDbHandle.AddImageProcess;
 
@@ -524,9 +525,11 @@ public class Case {
      *
      * @param newDataSource new data source added
      */
-    void notifyNewDataSource(Content newDataSource) {
+    public void notifyNewDataSource(Content newDataSource) {
         eventPublisher.publish(new DataSourceAddedEvent(newDataSource));
-        CoreComponentControl.openCoreWindows();
+        if (IngestManager.getInstance().isRunningInteractively()) {
+            CoreComponentControl.openCoreWindows();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1329,7 +1332,6 @@ public class Case {
         }
     }
 
-    
     /**
      * Adds a report to the case.
      *
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
index a3dc8dade9..2dc5b92c6e 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
@@ -337,6 +337,15 @@ public class IngestManager {
         this.runInteractively = runInteractively;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The ingest manager can be directed to forgo use of message boxes, the
+     * ingest message box, NetBeans progress handles, etc. Running interactively
+     * is the default.
+     */
+    public synchronized boolean isRunningInteractively() {
+        return this.runInteractively;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Called by the custom installer for this package once the window system is
      * initialized, allowing the ingest manager to get the top component used to