diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/Alert_pimpl.C b/src/frontends/qt2/Alert_pimpl.C
index 2684883c4d..1b040722ce 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/Alert_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/Alert_pimpl.C
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
+#include <qapplication.h>
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
 #include <qlabel.h>
 #include <qlineedit.h>
@@ -31,21 +32,30 @@ using std::make_pair;
 
 void alert_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
 {
-	QMessageBox::warning(0, "LyX",
+	QWidget * const parent = qApp->focusWidget() ?
+		qApp->focusWidget() : qApp->mainWidget();
+
+	QMessageBox::warning(parent, "LyX",
 			     toqstr(s1 + '\n' + '\n' + s2 + '\n' + s3));
 }
 
 
 bool askQuestion_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
 {
-	return !(QMessageBox::information(0, "LyX", toqstr(s1 + '\n' + s2 + '\n' + s3),
+	QWidget * const parent = qApp->focusWidget() ?
+		qApp->focusWidget() : qApp->mainWidget();
+
+	return !(QMessageBox::information(parent, "LyX", toqstr(s1 + '\n' + s2 + '\n' + s3),
 		qt_("&Yes"), qt_("&No"), 0, 1));
 }
 
 
 int askConfirmation_pimpl(string const & s1, string const & s2, string const & s3)
 {
-	return (QMessageBox::information(0, "LyX", toqstr(s1 + '\n' + s2 + '\n' + s3),
+	QWidget * const parent = qApp->focusWidget() ?
+		qApp->focusWidget() : qApp->mainWidget();
+
+	return (QMessageBox::information(parent, "LyX", toqstr(s1 + '\n' + s2 + '\n' + s3),
 		qt_("&Yes"), qt_("&No"), qt_("&Cancel"), 0, 2)) + 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index 267af46755..66acdf90e0 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-01-09  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
+
+	* Alert_pimpl.C: Make alert dialogs modular, thus preventing that
+	they are hidden behind the main window (bug 1977).
+
 2006-01-08  Jürgen Spitzmüller  <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 
 	* ui/QRefDialogBase.ui: re-connect the refsLB->Selected signal
diff --git a/status.13x b/status.13x
index a80d047ab5..6b69534bf9 100644
--- a/status.13x
+++ b/status.13x
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ What's new
 - Enable Instant Preview to work if the path to the external GhostScript
   executable contains spaces. (bug 2193).
 
+- The error/warning/confirmation dialogs aren't hidden behind the main
+  window anymore [Qt only] (bug 1977).
+
 * Configuration/Installation:
 
 - Enable TeXFiles.sh to run when its path contains spaces.