Retina Macbook Pro, Photoshop CS6, canvas turns black on external display

I have a problem. The entire canvas turns black and cant be edited when I drag the app from the main display (hi-dpi retina Macbook Pro) to the external (normal dpi) display.
I have noticed that I can get around this by opening some psd-files and then deleting all their layers. But hey, I should be able to create a new document for editing on my external display right.
When I drag Photoshop back to the retina display, it turns white again, and is editable.

I am also experiencing this problem. Has anyone solved it yet?
Thanks!
Here are my specs:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro10,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:          2.6 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          16 GB
Boot ROM Version:          MBP101.00EE.B02
SMC Version (system):          2.3f35

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