diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiBehavior.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiBehavior.cxx
index 53f881ef55..9733d3832f 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiBehavior.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiBehavior.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ void GuiBehavior::BehaviorFunctor::doit(GuiBehavior*) {
 }
 
 GuiBehavior::GuiBehavior(const string& name) : GuiItem(name),
-					       _eh((EventHandler*)0L) {
+					       _eh((EventHandler*)0L),
+                                               _behavior_running(false) {
 }
 
 GuiBehavior::~GuiBehavior(void) {
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
index 85233721e4..991166e02e 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ void GuiButton::start_behavior(void) {
   GuiBehavior::start_behavior();
   if (_mgr == (GuiManager*)0L)
     return;
+  if (!this->is_active())
+    return;
   _eh->add_hook(_down_event, GuiButton::behavior_down, (void*)this);
   _eh->add_hook(_down_rollover_event, GuiButton::behavior_down, (void*)this);
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiChooser.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiChooser.cxx
index 5a081efefe..2828f3f0e5 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiChooser.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiChooser.cxx
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ GuiChooser::ChooseFunctor::~ChooseFunctor(void) {
 }
 
 void GuiChooser::ChooseFunctor::doit(GuiBehavior* b) {
-  if (b == this->_ch->_prev_button)
+  if ((b == this->_ch->_prev_button) && this->_ch->_prev_button->is_active())
     this->_ch->move_prev();
-  if (b == this->_ch->_next_button)
+  if ((b == this->_ch->_next_button) && this->_ch->_next_button->is_active())
     this->_ch->move_next();
 }
 
@@ -50,13 +50,23 @@ void GuiChooser::move_prev(void) {
     _items[tmp]->manage(_mgr, *_eh);
     if (tmp == 0)
       _prev_button->inactive();
-    else
+    else {
       _prev_button->up();
+      if (_behavior_running) {
+	_prev_button->start_behavior();
+	_prev_button->set_behavior_functor(_prev_functor);
+      }
+    }
     int foo = _items.size() - 1;
     if (tmp == foo)
       _next_button->inactive();
-    else
+    else {
       _next_button->up();
+      if (_behavior_running) {
+	_next_button->start_behavior();
+	_next_button->set_behavior_functor(_next_functor);
+      }
+    }
   }
   _curr = tmp;
 }
@@ -77,12 +87,23 @@ void GuiChooser::move_next(void) {
     _items[tmp]->manage(_mgr, *_eh);
     if (tmp == 0)
       _prev_button->inactive();
-    else
+    else {
       _prev_button->up();
-    if (tmp == (_items.size() - 1))
+      if (_behavior_running) {
+	_prev_button->start_behavior();
+	_prev_button->set_behavior_functor(_prev_functor);
+      }
+    }
+    int foo = _items.size() - 1;
+    if (tmp == foo)
       _next_button->inactive();
-    else
+    else {
       _next_button->up();
+      if (_behavior_running) {
+	_next_button->start_behavior();
+	_next_button->set_behavior_functor(_next_functor);
+      }
+    }
   }
   _curr = tmp;
 }