diff --git a/src/conversation_textview.py b/src/conversation_textview.py
index cd60ae0a7..cbae1fd1d 100644
--- a/src/conversation_textview.py
+++ b/src/conversation_textview.py
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ class ConversationTextview:
 			before_img_iter.backward_char() # one char back (an image also takes one char)
 			buffer.apply_tag_by_name('focus-out-line', before_img_iter, end_iter)
 
+			self.allow_focus_out_line = False
+
 			# update the iter we hold to make comparison the next time
 			self.focus_out_end_iter_offset = buffer.get_end_iter().get_offset()