diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
index ddb05e367..2a7863b0e 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/displaytabs/gallerytab.py
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ class GalleryTab(ButtonTab, DbGUIElement):
             item = Gtk.MenuItem(_('Make Active Media'))
             item.connect('activate', lambda obj: self.uistate.set_active(ref_obj.handle, "Media"))
             item.show()
-            menu.append(item)
+            self.menu.append(item)
             item = Gtk.SeparatorMenuItem()
             item.show()
-            menu.append(item)
+            self.menu.append(item)
         
         for (needs_write_access, image, title, func) in itemlist:
             if image: