diff --git a/src/plugins/gramplet/FanChartGramplet.py b/src/plugins/gramplet/FanChartGramplet.py
index f66b8c321..8abb1f605 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gramplet/FanChartGramplet.py
+++ b/src/plugins/gramplet/FanChartGramplet.py
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ class FanChartWidget(gtk.Widget):
             text, person, parents, child = self.data[generation][selected]
             if person and self.context_popup_callback:
                 self.context_popup_callback(widget, event, person.handle)
+                return True
         self.queue_draw()
         return True
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/fanchartview.py b/src/plugins/view/fanchartview.py
index 649f8e3fb..bb4cf547e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/fanchartview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/fanchartview.py
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ class FanChartWidget(gtk.Widget):
             text, person, parents, child = self.data[generation][selected]
             if person and self.context_popup_callback:
                 self.context_popup_callback(widget, event, person.handle)
+                return True
         self.queue_draw()
         return True