diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
index 5075879dd..a80c2682b 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ class EditNote(EditPrimary):
         if not self.dbstate.db.readonly:
             vbox = self.top.get_object('container')
             vbox.pack_start(self.texteditor.get_toolbar(), False, False, 0)
+            self.texteditor.set_transient_parent(self.window)
 
         # setup initial values for textview and textbuffer
         if self.obj:
diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/_guioptions.py b/gramps/gui/plug/_guioptions.py
index 671bcacc0..869110c53 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/_guioptions.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/_guioptions.py
@@ -1486,6 +1486,10 @@ class GuiSurnameColorOption(Gtk.Box):
         self.__db = dbstate.get_database()
         self.__uistate = uistate
         self.__track = track
+        item = uistate.gwm.get_item_from_track(track)
+        self.__parent = item[0].window if isinstance(item, list) \
+            else item.window
+
         self.set_size_request(150, 150)
 
         # This will get populated the first time the dialog is run,
@@ -1567,7 +1571,8 @@ class GuiSurnameColorOption(Gtk.Box):
         rgba.parse(self.__model.get_value(tree_iter, 1))
 
         title = _('Select color for %s') % surname
-        colour_dialog = Gtk.ColorChooserDialog(title)
+        colour_dialog = Gtk.ColorChooserDialog(title=title,
+                                               transient_for=self.__parent)
         colour_dialog.set_rgba(rgba)
         response = colour_dialog.run()
 
diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py
index e876c0015..9a5368c9e 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ class StyledTextEditor(Gtk.TextView):
 
         return toolbar
 
+    def set_transient_parent(self, parent=None):
+        self.transient_parent = parent
+
     def _init_url_match(self):
         """Setup regexp matching for URL match."""
         self.textbuffer.create_tag('hyperlink',
@@ -639,9 +642,13 @@ class StyledTextEditor(Gtk.TextView):
         current_value = self.textbuffer.get_style_at_cursor(style)
 
         if style == StyledTextTagType.FONTCOLOR:
-            color_dialog = Gtk.ColorChooserDialog(_("Select font color"))
+            color_dialog = Gtk.ColorChooserDialog(
+                title=_("Select font color"),
+                transient_for=self.transient_parent)
         elif style == StyledTextTagType.HIGHLIGHT:
-            color_dialog = Gtk.ColorChooserDialog(_("Select background color"))
+            color_dialog = Gtk.ColorChooserDialog(
+                title=_("Select background color"),
+                transient_for=self.transient_parent)
         else:
             _LOG.debug("unknown style: '%d'" % style)
             return