diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorList.C b/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorList.C
index 9b254cf61a..061447ab65 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorList.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorList.C
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ void QErrorList::update_contents()
 	for(; it != end; ++it) {
 		dialog_->errorsLW->addItem(toqstr(it->error));
 	}
-
-	dialog_->errorsLW->setCurrentRow(0);
-	select(dialog_->errorsLW->item(0));
 }
 
 } // namespace frontend
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.C
index 205d257e12..b7adf553b2 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.C
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ void QErrorListDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 	e->accept();
 }
 
+
+void QErrorListDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
+{
+	errorsLW->setCurrentRow(0);
+	form_->select(errorsLW->item(0));
+	e->accept();
+}
+
+
 } // namespace frontend
 } // namespace lyx
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.h b/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.h
index d4893e1f15..cf467009fc 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QErrorListDialog.h
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ class QErrorListDialog : public QDialog, public Ui::QErrorListUi {
 public:
 	QErrorListDialog(QErrorList * form);
 	~QErrorListDialog();
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
 	void select_adaptor(QListWidgetItem *);
 protected:
-	void closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e);
+	void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *);
+	void showEvent(QShowEvent *);
 private:
 	QErrorList * form_;
 };