diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 6624f9776..1bbff2541 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -2740,8 +2740,9 @@ class ManageBookmarksWindow:
 
 		account = model[add_to][1].decode('utf-8')
 		nick = gajim.nicks[account]
-		self.treestore.append(add_to, [account, _('New Group Chat'), '', False,
-			'', nick, 'in_and_out'])
+		iter_ = self.treestore.append(add_to, [account, _('New Group Chat'), '',
+			False, '', nick, 'in_and_out'])
+		self.view.set_cursor(model.get_path(iter_))
 
 		self.view.expand_row(model.get_path(add_to), True)