diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index 833aedb6aa..59a10696ba 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-10-06  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+
+	* QCitationDialog.C (openFind): ensure the main citation dialog
+	is visible.
+
 2005-10-02  Martin Vermeer  <martin.vermeer@hut.fi>
 
 	* QToc.C: fix bug 2038  
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QCitationDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QCitationDialog.C
index ed117f589e..f34ff10e14 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QCitationDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QCitationDialog.C
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ void QCitationDialog::openFind()
 	if (form_->readOnly())
 		return;
 
-	if (selectedLB->count() == 0 && add_->availableLB->count() != 0){
+	if (isVisible() && selectedLB->count() == 0 
+	    && add_->availableLB->count() != 0){
 		// open the find dialog
 		add();
 		// and let the user press ok after a selection