diff --git a/bolt.go b/bolt.go
index fa340b1..59d93b6 100644
--- a/bolt.go
+++ b/bolt.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func (f *TMainForm) boltAddDatabaseFromFile(path string) {
 	ld.nav = f.Buckets.Items().Add(nil, ld.displayName)
 	ld.nav.SetHasChildren(true) // dynamically populate in OnNavExpanding
 	ld.nav.SetImageIndex(imgDatabase)
+	ld.nav.SetSelectedIndex(imgDatabase)
 	navData := &navData{
 		ld:             ld,
 		childrenLoaded: false,      // will be loaded dynamically
diff --git a/sqlite.go b/sqlite.go
index b97d678..47a75b8 100644
--- a/sqlite.go
+++ b/sqlite.go
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ func (f *TMainForm) sqliteAddDatabaseFromFile(path string) {
 
 	ld.nav = f.Buckets.Items().Add(nil, ld.displayName)
 	ld.nav.SetImageIndex(imgDatabase)
+	ld.nav.SetSelectedIndex(imgDatabase)
 	ld.nav.SetHasChildren(true) // dynamically populate in OnNavExpanding
 	navData := &navData{
 		ld:             ld,