diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index bf4a828649..ab28c5648b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-2007-01-05  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+2007-01-08  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 
 	* QBibtexDialog.C: sanitize button behaviour (bug 2895).
 
+	* QGraphicsDialog.C: do not focus filename widget for 
+	already existing insets (bug 1663).
+
 2007-01-05  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 
 	* QCitationDialog.C: Disallow pressing the add button in the citation 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QGraphicsDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QGraphicsDialog.C
index e4361c10cf..62c11289e3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QGraphicsDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QGraphicsDialog.C
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "controllers/ControlGraphics.h"
 
+#include "insets/insetgraphicsParams.h"
+
 #include <qpushbutton.h>
 #include <qlineedit.h>
 #include <qvalidator.h>
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ QGraphicsDialog::QGraphicsDialog(QGraphics * form)
 void QGraphicsDialog::show()
 {
 	QGraphicsDialogBase::show();
-	filename->setFocus();
+	if (form_->controller().params().filename.empty())
+		filename->setFocus();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/status.14x b/status.14x
index 0bbd5fae6c..977ce37420 100644
--- a/status.14x
+++ b/status.14x
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Sanitize button enabling in the bibtex dialog [qt only] (bug 2895)
 
+- fix focus problems in the graphics dialog [qt only] (bug 1663)
+
 * Build/installation:
 
 - Allow autoconf 2.60 and 2.61 for building.