diff --git a/src/widget/widget.cpp b/src/widget/widget.cpp
index bb829f797..161830c09 100644
--- a/src/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -1600,6 +1600,7 @@ Group *Widget::createGroup(int groupId)
 
     contactListWidget->addGroupWidget(newgroup->getGroupWidget());
     newgroup->getGroupWidget()->updateStatusLight();
+    contactListWidget->activateWindow();
 
     connect(settingsWidget, &SettingsWidget::compactToggled, newgroup->getGroupWidget(), &GenericChatroomWidget::compactChange);
     connect(newgroup->getGroupWidget(), SIGNAL(chatroomWidgetClicked(GenericChatroomWidget*,bool)), this, SLOT(onChatroomWidgetClicked(GenericChatroomWidget*,bool)));