diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
index f369348d8..d65a600cf 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class GalleryTab(ButtonTab, DbGUIElement):
         self.iconlist.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.SINGLE)
         
         # connect the signals
-        self.iconlist.connect('selection-changed', self._selection_changed)
+        self.__id_connect_sel = self.iconlist.connect('selection-changed', self._selection_changed)
         self.iconlist.connect('button_press_event', self.double_click)
         self.iconlist.connect('key_press_event', self.key_pressed)
         self._connect_icon_model()
@@ -563,3 +563,7 @@ class GalleryTab(ButtonTab, DbGUIElement):
         returns the index of the object within the associated data
         """
         return self.get_data().index(obj)
+
+    def clean_up(self):
+        self.iconlist.disconnect(self.__id_connect_sel)
+        super(ButtonTab, self).clean_up()