diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/dndvbox.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/dndvbox.h
index 582696ffe5..3f7426ec79 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/dndvbox.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/dndvbox.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		_children.clear ();
+		_active = 0;
 	}
 
 	void select_all ()