diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 34f68b0f2..be8cb5d5c 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2006-04-21  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/plugins/Desbrowser.py: check for active person
 	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py: fix typos
 	* src/PluginUtils/_PluginMgr.py: handle module to description mapping
 	* src/Editors/_EditRepoRef.py: fix typos
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/Desbrowser.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/Desbrowser.py
index eb41dc9ec..c2075cb2a 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/Desbrowser.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/Desbrowser.py
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class DesBrowse(Tool.Tool, ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         self.active = dbstate.get_active_person()
         self.callback = callback
 
+        if not self.active:
+            ErrorDialog(_('Active person has not been set'),
+                        _('You must select an active person for this '
+                          'tool to work properly.'))
+            return
+
         base = os.path.dirname(__file__)
         glade_file = base + os.sep + "desbrowse.glade"