diff --git a/gui/gui.glade b/gui/gui.glade
index 94acf997..65c306fc 100644
--- a/gui/gui.glade
+++ b/gui/gui.glade
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ The bar represents the percentage of available time used for audio processing (i
   <widget class="GtkAboutDialog" id="about_win">
     <property name="destroy_with_parent">True</property>
     <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_NORMAL</property>
+    <property name="transient_for">main_win</property>
     <property name="program_name">LADI Session Handler</property>
     <property name="website">http://ladish.org/</property>
     <property name="license" translatable="yes">LADI Session Handler is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/gui/main.c b/gui/main.c
index bc4dbce4..4ea77de9 100644
--- a/gui/main.c
+++ b/gui/main.c
@@ -600,6 +600,14 @@ static void toggle_toolbar(void)
   }
 }
 
+static void show_about(void)
+{
+  GtkWidget * dialog;
+  dialog = get_glade_widget("about_win");
+  gtk_dialog_run(GTK_DIALOG(dialog));
+  gtk_widget_hide(dialog);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
   gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
@@ -678,6 +686,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
   g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(g_menu_item_rename_studio), "activate", G_CALLBACK(rename_studio), NULL);
   g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(g_menu_item_daemon_exit), "activate", G_CALLBACK(daemon_exit), NULL);
   g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(g_menu_item_jack_configure), "activate", G_CALLBACK(jack_configure), NULL);
+  g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(get_glade_widget("menu_item_help_about")), "activate", G_CALLBACK(show_about), NULL);
 
   gtk_widget_show(g_main_win);