diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
index 66900501ed..b9066ab356 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ gnc_gnome_help (const char *file_name, const char *anchor)
  * toolkit.
  */
 void
-gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
+gnc_launch_assoc (GtkWindow *parent, const char *uri)
 {
     NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
     NSString *uri_str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String: uri];
@@ -473,14 +473,14 @@ gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
         return;
     }
 
-    gnc_error_dialog(NULL, "%s", message);
+    gnc_error_dialog(parent, "%s", message);
 
     [pool release];
     return;
 }
 #elif defined G_OS_WIN32 /* G_OS_WIN32 */
 void
-gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
+gnc_launch_assoc (GtkWindow *parent, const char *uri)
 {
     wchar_t *winuri = NULL;
     gchar *filename = NULL;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
         {
             const gchar *message =
             _("GnuCash could not find the associated file");
-            gnc_error_dialog(NULL, "%s:\n%s", message, filename);
+            gnc_error_dialog(parent, "%s:\n%s", message, filename);
         }
         g_free (wincmd);
         g_free (winuri);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
 
 #else
 void
-gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
+gnc_launch_assoc (GtkWindow *parent, const char *uri)
 {
     GError *error = NULL;
     gboolean success;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri)
         else
             error_uri = g_strdup (uri);
 
-        gnc_error_dialog(NULL, "%s\n%s", message, error_uri);
+        gnc_error_dialog(parent, "%s\n%s", message, error_uri);
         g_free (error_uri);
     }
     PERR ("%s", error->message);
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.h b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.h
index d0ffe2e881..75fcf12261 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.h
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.h
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ void gnc_gnome_help (const char *file_name,
                      const char *anchor);
 /** Launch the default gnome browser and open the provided URI.
  */
-void gnc_launch_assoc (const char *uri);
+void gnc_launch_assoc (GtkWindow *parent, const char *uri);
 
 /** Set the help callback to 'gnc_book_options_help_cb' to open a help browser
  *  and point it to the Book Options link in the Help file.
  */
 void gnc_options_dialog_set_book_options_help_cb (GNCOptionWin *win);
- 
+
 /** Set the initial values of new book options to values specified in user
  *  preferences.
  */
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
index 6b1e69f05a..bc9a38e366 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
@@ -4449,7 +4449,7 @@ get_file_strsplit (const gchar *partial)
 static gboolean
 url_signal_cb (GtkAboutDialog *dialog, gchar *uri, gpointer data)
 {
-    gnc_launch_assoc (uri);
+    gnc_launch_assoc (GTK_WINDOW(dialog), uri);
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c
index 5db3fc239b..fbb9a00aec 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ row_selected_cb (GtkTreeView *view, GtkTreePath *path,
 
         if (uri_out_scheme) // make sure we have a scheme entry
         {
-            gnc_launch_assoc (uri_out);
+            gnc_launch_assoc (gnc_ui_get_gtk_window(GTK_WIDGET (view)), uri_out);
             g_free (uri_out_scheme);
         }
         else
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/gnc-split-reg.c b/gnucash/gnome/gnc-split-reg.c
index 6a30ca8803..84071323c5 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/gnc-split-reg.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/gnc-split-reg.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ gsr_default_execassociated_handler (GNCSplitReg *gsr, gpointer data)
 
         if (uri_scheme) // make sure we have a scheme entry
         {
-            gnc_launch_assoc (run_uri);
+            gnc_launch_assoc (GTK_WINDOW (gsr->window), run_uri);
             g_free (uri_scheme);
         }
         else