diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
index 1581540f6..d8c779dd3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ bool NotifyQt::askForPassword(const std::string& key_details, bool prev_is_bad,
 						tr("Please enter the password to unlock your PGP key:") + "\n" + QString::fromUtf8(key_details.c_str()));
 	dialog.setTextEchoMode(QLineEdit::Password);
 	dialog.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/images/rstray3.png"));
+	dialog.setModal(true);
 
 	int ret = dialog.exec();