diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bd8c58b8b..f32220b3f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-05-10  Enrico Tröger  <enrico(dot)troeger(at)uvena(dot)de>
+
+ * src/dialogs.c, src/prefs.c:
+   Use gtk_window_present() instead of gtk_widget_show() for Open File
+   and Preferences dialog.
+
+
 2008-05-09  Nick Treleaven  <nick(dot)treleaven(at)btinternet(dot)com>
 
  * src/interface.c, src/prefs.c, src/callbacks.c, src/callbacks.h,
diff --git a/src/dialogs.c b/src/dialogs.c
index d09e105b7..e70807605 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.c
+++ b/src/dialogs.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void dialogs_show_open_file()
 	}
 
 	gtk_file_chooser_unselect_all(GTK_FILE_CHOOSER(ui_widgets.open_filesel));
-	gtk_widget_show(ui_widgets.open_filesel);
+	gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(ui_widgets.open_filesel));
 #endif
 	g_free(initdir);
 }
diff --git a/src/prefs.c b/src/prefs.c
index c50b2cb67..e69bf2cc0 100644
--- a/src/prefs.c
+++ b/src/prefs.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ void prefs_show_dialog(void)
 	}
 
 	prefs_init_dialog();
-	gtk_widget_show(ui_widgets.prefs_dialog);
+	gtk_window_present(GTK_WINDOW(ui_widgets.prefs_dialog));
 }