diff --git a/src/selectiondialog.cc b/src/selectiondialog.cc
index 9965b98..8b73072 100644
--- a/src/selectiondialog.cc
+++ b/src/selectiondialog.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void SelectionDialogBase::add_row(const std::string& row, const std::string& too
 }
 
 void SelectionDialogBase::show() {
+  shown=true;
   move();
   window->show_all();
 }
@@ -72,8 +73,9 @@ void SelectionDialogBase::hide() {
   window->hide();
   if(tooltips)
     tooltips->hide();
-  if(on_hide)
+  if(on_hide && shown)
     on_hide();
+  shown=false;
 }
 
 void SelectionDialogBase::update_tooltips() {
diff --git a/src/selectiondialog.h b/src/selectiondialog.h
index abdd59b..e454a3c 100644
--- a/src/selectiondialog.h
+++ b/src/selectiondialog.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ protected:
   std::unique_ptr<Tooltips> tooltips;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> tooltip_texts;
   std::string last_row;
+private:
+  bool shown=false;
 };
 
 class SelectionDialog : public SelectionDialogBase {