diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
index 9ed12988e..f718f63a7 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
@@ -3298,6 +3298,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		else
 			g->addView( v );
 
+		v->setParent( g );
+
 		// Invalidate so it shows up!
 		v->invalidateCoords();