diff --git a/src/app/components/blockui/blockui.ts b/src/app/components/blockui/blockui.ts
index c8e214981d8..352dbb3c87c 100755
--- a/src/app/components/blockui/blockui.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/blockui/blockui.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ export class BlockUI implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     constructor(@Inject(DOCUMENT) private document: Document, public el: ElementRef, public cd: ChangeDetectorRef, public config: PrimeNGConfig, private renderer: Renderer2) {}
 
     ngAfterViewInit() {
+        if (this._blocked) this.block();
+
         if (this.target && !this.target.getBlockableElement) {
             throw 'Target of BlockUI must implement BlockableUI interface';
         }