diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index c8cc017ff..976eb695f 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1998-11-03  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@nuclecu.unam.mx>
+
+	* gdesktop.c (select_icon): Raise the icon when it is selected.
+
 1998-11-02  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gdesktop.c (select_range): Doh.  Fix dii -> ldii typo.  Also,
diff --git a/gnome/gdesktop.c b/gnome/gdesktop.c
index 4b18fe88a..caa7b0ccf 100644
--- a/gnome/gdesktop.c
+++ b/gnome/gdesktop.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ select_range (struct desktop_icon_info *dii, int sel)
 		max_vdii = dii;
 	}
 
-	/* Select! */
+	/* Select all the icons in the rectangle */
 
 	for (u = min_u; u <= max_u; u++)
 		for (v = min_v; v <= max_v; v++)
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ select_icon (struct desktop_icon_info *dii, GdkEventButton *event)
 		}
 
 		last_selected_icon = dii;
+
+		if (dii->selected)
+			gdk_window_raise (dii->dicon->window);
 	} else
 		select_range (dii, TRUE);
 }