diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8846656c7a..6059fb047e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2000-06-14  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
+
+	* src/register/gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c (item_edit_show_list):
+	make sure the current selected item is visible and, before doing
+	so, process all pending events to make sure the list is shown and
+	sized first.
+
 2000-06-13  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
 
 	* src/SplitLedger.c: refresh the main window before refreshing the
diff --git a/src/register/gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c b/src/register/gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
index 1324de149a..c832fcb271 100644
--- a/src/register/gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
+++ b/src/register/gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,10 @@ item_edit_show_list (ItemEdit *item_edit)
 
         gtk_widget_grab_focus(GTK_WIDGET(item_edit->item_list->clist));
 
+        /* Make sure the list gets shown/sized correctly */
+        while (gtk_events_pending())
+                gtk_main_iteration();
+
         gnc_item_list_show_selected(item_edit->item_list);
 }