diff --git a/lutris/gui/lutriswindow.py b/lutris/gui/lutriswindow.py
index 33070bee6..fe67b36e7 100644
--- a/lutris/gui/lutriswindow.py
+++ b/lutris/gui/lutriswindow.py
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ class LutrisWindow(object):
                 game = Game(dialog.slug)
                 self.view.remove_game(game_slug)
                 self.view.add_game(game)
+                self.view.set_selected_game(game)
 
     def on_viewmenu_toggled(self, menuitem):
         view_type = 'grid' if menuitem.get_active() else 'list'
diff --git a/lutris/gui/widgets.py b/lutris/gui/widgets.py
index db0003352..82fe17ce1 100644
--- a/lutris/gui/widgets.py
+++ b/lutris/gui/widgets.py
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ class GameListView(Gtk.TreeView, GameView):
         else:
             self.emit("game-selected")
 
+    def set_selected_game(self, game):
+        row = self.get_row_by_slug(game.slug)
+        if row:
+            self.set_cursor(row.path)
+
 
 class GameGridView(Gtk.IconView, GameView):
     __gsignals__ = GameView.__gsignals__
@@ -386,6 +391,11 @@ class GameGridView(Gtk.IconView, GameView):
         else:
             self.emit("game-selected")
 
+    def set_selected_game(self, game):
+        row = self.get_row_by_slug(game.slug)
+        if row:
+            self.select_path(row.path)
+
 
 class DownloadProgressBox(Gtk.HBox):
     """Progress bar used to monitor a file download."""