2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.cxx b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.cxx
index ab5ea30d9..ac62bc549 100644
--- a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.cxx
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ const char * Fl_File_Chooser::label() {
 }
 
 void Fl_File_Chooser::show() {
-  window->show();
+  window->hotspot(fileList);
+window->show();
 fileList->deselect();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
index 215a81fc5..456e5af00 100644
--- a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
+++ b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
@@ -150,15 +150,16 @@ rescan();} {}
   }
   decl {void rescan();} {public
   }
-  Function {show()} {return_type void
+  Function {show()} {open return_type void
   } {
-    code {window->show();
-fileList->deselect();} {}
+    code {window->hotspot(fileList);
+window->show();
+fileList->deselect();} {selected
+    }
   }
   Function {shown()} {return_type int
   } {
-    code {return window->shown();} {selected
-    }
+    code {return window->shown();} {}
   }
   Function {textcolor(Fl_Color c)} {return_type void
   } {