diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_tab.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_tab.h
index 1836ed797..d59fdd65d 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_tab.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_tab.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 		CCtrlTabButton(const TCtorParam &param);
 
+		std::string getProperty( const std::string &name ) const;
+
 		virtual bool parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup);
 
 		virtual void setActive(bool state);
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp
index a286d661f..54199a0cb 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp
@@ -729,6 +729,14 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_BlinkState = false;
 	}
 
+	std::string CCtrlTabButton::getProperty( const std::string &name ) const
+	{
+		if( name == "group" )
+			return _AssociatedGroup;
+		else
+			return CCtrlTextButton::getProperty( name );
+	}
+
 	// ***************************************************************************
 	bool CCtrlTabButton::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 	{
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_properties_parser.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_properties_parser.cpp
index dc2b016c7..5569c3ecb 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_properties_parser.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_properties_parser.cpp
@@ -243,27 +243,25 @@ namespace GUIEditor
 
 		std::vector< SPropEntry > &props = info->props;
 
-		std::map< std::string, SWidgetInfo >::iterator itr2 =
-			widgetInfo->find( info->ancestor );
-		if( itr2 == widgetInfo->end() )
-			return;
-		SWidgetInfo *info2 = &(itr2->second);
+		SWidgetInfo *info2 = info;
 
 		do
 		{
+			if( info2->ancestor.empty() )
+				break;
+			
+			std::map< std::string, SWidgetInfo >::iterator itr2 =
+				widgetInfo->find( info2->ancestor );
+			if( itr2 == widgetInfo->end() )
+				break;
+
+			info2 = &( itr2->second );
+
 			for( std::vector< SPropEntry >::iterator propItr = info2->props.begin(); propItr != info2->props.end(); ++propItr )
 				props.push_back( *propItr );
 
-			if( !info2->resolved && !info2->ancestor.empty() )
-			{
-				itr2 = widgetInfo->find( info2->ancestor );
-				if( itr2 != widgetInfo->end() )
-					info2 = &(itr2->second);
-				else
-					info2 = NULL;				
-			}
 		}
-		while( ( info2 != NULL ) && !info2->resolved && !info2->ancestor.empty() );
+		while( !info2->resolved );
 
 		info->resolved = true;
 	}
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widgets/CtrlTabButton.xml b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widgets/CtrlTabButton.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..401b30286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widgets/CtrlTabButton.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<widget>
+    <header>
+        <name>CtrlTabButton</name>
+        <guiname>CCtrlTabButton</guiname>
+        <ancestor>CtrlTextButton</ancestor>
+        <description></description>
+        <abstract>false</abstract>
+        <icon></icon>
+    </header>
+    <properties>
+        <property>
+            <name>group</name>
+            <type>string</type>
+            <default></default>
+        </property>
+    </properties>
+</widget>