diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
index e9910f42b..0f2ae73dd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,9 @@ CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::DialogueSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSM
     mCommandDispatcher (document, CSMWorld::UniversalId::getParentType (id.getType()))
 {
     connect(mTable, SIGNAL(dataChanged (const QModelIndex&, const QModelIndex&)), this, SLOT(dataChanged(const QModelIndex&)));
-    mCurrentId = id.getId();
+
+    changeCurrentId(id.getId());
+
     QWidget *mainWidget = new QWidget(this);
 
     QHBoxLayout *buttonsLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
@@ -509,7 +511,9 @@ CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::DialogueSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSM
         new TableBottomBox (creatorFactory, document.getData(), document.getUndoStack(), id, this));
 
     mBottom->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Ignored, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+
     connect(mBottom, SIGNAL(requestFocus(const std::string&)), this, SLOT(requestFocus(const std::string&)));
+
     connect(addButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), mBottom, SLOT(createRequest()));
 
     if(!mBottom->canCreateAndDelete())
@@ -549,7 +553,7 @@ void CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::prevId()
                 setUniversalId(CSMWorld::UniversalId (static_cast<CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type> (mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 2)).toInt()),
                                         mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 0)).toString().toUtf8().constData()));
 
-		mCurrentId = std::string(mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 0)).toString().toUtf8().constData());
+		changeCurrentId(std::string(mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 0)).toString().toUtf8().constData()));
 
                 mEditWidget->setDisabled(mLocked);
 
@@ -585,7 +589,7 @@ void CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::nextId()
                 setUniversalId(CSMWorld::UniversalId (static_cast<CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type> (mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 2)).toInt()),
 						      mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 0)).toString().toUtf8().constData()));
 
-		mCurrentId = std::string(mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 0)).toString().toUtf8().constData());
+		changeCurrentId(std::string(mTable->data (mTable->index (newRow, 0)).toString().toUtf8().constData()));
 
                 mEditWidget->setDisabled(mLocked);
 
@@ -615,7 +619,6 @@ void CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::dataChanged(const QModelIndex & index)
 {
     QModelIndex currentIndex(mTable->getModelIndex(mCurrentId, 0));
 
-
     if (currentIndex.isValid() && index.row() == currentIndex.row())
     {
         CSMWorld::RecordBase::State state = static_cast<CSMWorld::RecordBase::State>(mTable->data (mTable->index (currentIndex.row(), 1)).toInt());
@@ -746,3 +749,12 @@ void CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::viewRecord()
             emit focusId (params.first, params.second);
     }
 }
+
+void CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::changeCurrentId(const std::string& newId)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> selection;
+    mCurrentId = std::string(newId);
+
+    selection.push_back(mCurrentId);
+    mCommandDispatcher.setSelection(selection);
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.hpp
index 2a9dd2e4f..2fdceacb1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.hpp
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ namespace CSVWorld
                              bool sorting = false);
 
             virtual void setEditLock (bool locked);
+						  
+        private:
+	    void changeCurrentId(const std::string& newCurrent);
 
         private slots: