diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f67b7f659..804fcaadd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2006-08-12  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ManagedWindow.py: add present() to force parent focus (#0000342)
+
 2006-08-13  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Editors/_EditEventRef.py: add attribute list, remove cause
 	* src/Editors/_EditEvent.py: add attribute list, remove cause
diff --git a/src/ManagedWindow.py b/src/ManagedWindow.py
index e7fee7e62..babd159ad 100644
--- a/src/ManagedWindow.py
+++ b/src/ManagedWindow.py
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ class ManagedWindow:
         """
         self.uistate.gwm.close_track(self.track)
         self.opened = False
+        self.parent_window.present()
 
     def present(self):
         """