diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index ccb3730aa..3d8c0079d 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-01-26 Richard Taylor  <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+	* src/ObjectSelector/_FilterFrameBase.py: wrap in EventBox so 
+	that clipping work properly.
+	
 2007-01-25  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_MediaView.py: keybindings
 	* src/DataViews/_RepositoryView.py: keybindings
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ObjectSelector/_FilterFrameBase.py b/gramps2/src/ObjectSelector/_FilterFrameBase.py
index 59f836c7a..657575e3b 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ObjectSelector/_FilterFrameBase.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ObjectSelector/_FilterFrameBase.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class FilterFrameBase(gtk.Frame):
                 
         self._filter_spec = filter_spec    
 
+        box = gtk.EventBox()
 	align = gtk.Alignment()
 
         # table layout
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ class FilterFrameBase(gtk.Frame):
                           self.__class__.__default_border_width)
                           
 
-	self.add(align)
+        box.add(align)
+	self.add(box)
 
 
     def _reset_widgets(self):