diff --git a/eeshow/gui/common.h b/eeshow/gui/common.h
index e2be6ee..6f04f86 100644
--- a/eeshow/gui/common.h
+++ b/eeshow/gui/common.h
@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@ struct gui_ctx {
 
 	struct overlay *sheet_overlays;
 	struct overlay *hist_overlays;
+
 	struct overlay *pop_overlays; /* pop-up dialogs */
 	struct overlay *pop_underlays;
 	int pop_x, pop_y;
 	int pop_dx, pop_dy;
+	const void *pop_origin;	/* item that created this pop-up */
+
 	struct aoi *aois;	/* areas of interest; in canvas coord  */
 
 	struct gui_sheet delta_a;
diff --git a/eeshow/gui/glabel.c b/eeshow/gui/glabel.c
index 0f0619e..d4f8d96 100644
--- a/eeshow/gui/glabel.c
+++ b/eeshow/gui/glabel.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void dehover_glabel(struct gui_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	overlay_remove_all(&ctx->pop_overlays);
 	overlay_remove_all(&ctx->pop_underlays);
+	ctx->pop_origin = NULL;
 	redraw(ctx);
 }
 
@@ -194,14 +195,20 @@ static bool hover_glabel(void *user, bool on)
 		dehover_glabel(ctx);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (ctx->pop_underlays)
-		return 0;
+	if (ctx->pop_underlays) {
+		if (ctx->pop_origin == aoi_ctx)
+			return 0;
+		dehover_glabel(ctx);
+	}
+
 
 	GtkAllocation alloc;
 	int sx, sy, ex, ey, mx, my;
 	unsigned n = 0;
 	struct gui_sheet *sheet;
 
+	ctx->pop_origin = aoi_ctx;
+
 	aoi_dehover();
 	overlay_remove_all(&ctx->pop_overlays);
 	overlay_remove_all(&ctx->pop_underlays);