diff --git a/src/DataViews/_RelationView.py b/src/DataViews/_RelationView.py
index 9eefb2458..4de8c3b38 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/_RelationView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/_RelationView.py
@@ -358,9 +358,10 @@ class RelationshipView(PageView.PersonNavView):
         
         # name and edit button
         name = NameDisplay.displayer.display(person)
-        fmt = '<span size="larger" weight="bold">%s %s</span>'
-        text = fmt % (cgi.escape(name), _GenderCode[person.gender])
-        label = GrampsWidgets.MarkupLabel(text)
+        fmt = '<span size="larger" weight="bold">%s</span>'
+        text = fmt % cgi.escape(name)
+        gender = fmt % _GenderCode[person.gender]
+        label = GrampsWidgets.DualMarkupLabel(text, gender)
         button = GrampsWidgets.IconButton(self.edit_button_press,person.handle)
         hbox = GrampsWidgets.LinkBox(label, button)
 
diff --git a/src/GrampsWidgets.py b/src/GrampsWidgets.py
index f8a880c4a..44f599d5a 100644
--- a/src/GrampsWidgets.py
+++ b/src/GrampsWidgets.py
@@ -178,6 +178,20 @@ class MarkupLabel(gtk.Label):
         gtk.Label.__init__(self, text)
         self.set_alignment(0, 0.5)
         self.set_use_markup(True)
+        self.show_all()
+
+class DualMarkupLabel(gtk.HBox):
+
+    def __init__(self, text, alt):
+        gtk.HBox.__init__(self)
+        label = gtk.Label(text)
+        label.set_alignment(0, 0.5)
+        label.set_use_markup(True)
+
+        self.add(label)
+        b = GenderLabel(alt)
+        b.set_use_markup(True)
+        self.add(b)
         self.show()
         
 class IntEdit(gtk.Entry):