diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 442992cdc..65890314a 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 2005-06-26  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/PeopleView.py: partial implementation of the alexrithm to
+	select a new person after a person has been deleted
 	* src/const.py.in: fix confidence display
 	* src/ReadXML.py: prevent duplicate place names on import
 	* src/ReadGedcom.py: prevent duplicate place names on import
diff --git a/gramps2/src/PeopleView.py b/gramps2/src/PeopleView.py
index 520aa5a68..a89db1dd3 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/PeopleView.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/PeopleView.py
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ class PeopleView:
         expected, not an ID"""
         path = self.person_model.on_get_path(person.get_handle())
         self.person_model.row_deleted(path)
+        (col,row) = path
+        if row > 0:
+            self.person_selection.select_path((col,row-1))
+        elif row == 0 and self.person.on_get_iter(path):
+            self.person_selection.select_path(path)
     
     def remove_from_history(self,person_handle,old_id=None):
         """Removes a person from the history list"""