diff --git a/nel/include/nel/gui/group_menu.h b/nel/include/nel/gui/group_menu.h
index 88fe6a884..c7bd017ae 100644
--- a/nel/include/nel/gui/group_menu.h
+++ b/nel/include/nel/gui/group_menu.h
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		// Hide a line.
 		void setHiddenLine(uint line,  bool h);
 
+		// Highlight single line
+		void setSelected(uint line) { _Selected = line < _Lines.size() ? line : -1; }
+		void clearSelected() { _Selected = -1; }
+
 		// Max Visible Line (-1 == no limit)
 		void setMaxVisibleLine(sint32 mvl);
 		sint32 getMaxVisibleLine() { return _MaxVisibleLine; }
@@ -281,6 +285,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 		CGroupMenu						*_GroupMenu; // Master parent
 		sint32							_MouseOver;
+		sint32							_Selected;
 
 		sint32							_MaxVisibleLine; // -1 == no limit
 
@@ -371,6 +376,10 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		// Gray a line on the RootMenu
 		void	setGrayedLine(uint line, bool g);
 
+		// Highlight single line
+		void setSelected(uint line) { if (_RootMenu) _RootMenu->setSelected(line); }
+		void clearSelected() { if(_RootMenu) _RootMenu->clearSelected(); }
+
 		CGroupSubMenu	*getRootMenu() const { return _RootMenu; }
 
 		// Max Visible Line (-1 == no limit)
diff --git a/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_combo_box.cpp b/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_combo_box.cpp
index 8fe7f8a65..b7e5f8dc0 100644
--- a/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_combo_box.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_combo_box.cpp
@@ -745,6 +745,10 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			groupMenu->setY(pCB->getYReal());
 			groupMenu->setBaseY(pCB->getYReal());
 
+			sint selected = pCB->getSelection();
+			if (selected >= 0)
+				groupMenu->setSelected((uint)selected);
+
 			// Must ensure the combo menu has same windows priority than the combo box window
 			CInterfaceGroup		*rootWin= pCB->getRootWindow();
 			if(rootWin)
diff --git a/nel/src/gui/group_menu.cpp b/nel/src/gui/group_menu.cpp
index 478686405..9398ea4b1 100644
--- a/nel/src/gui/group_menu.cpp
+++ b/nel/src/gui/group_menu.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_GroupList = NULL;
 		_GroupMenu = NULL;
 		_MouseOver = -1;
+		_Selected = -1;
 		_MaxVisibleLine = -1;
 		_ScrollBar = NULL;
 	}
@@ -882,8 +883,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_SelectionView->setH (8);
 		_SelectionView->setY (4);
 
-
-		if (_MouseOver != -1 && _Lines[_MouseOver].ViewText != NULL)
+		sint highlight = _MouseOver != -1 ? _MouseOver : _Selected;
+		if (highlight != -1 && _Lines[highlight].ViewText != NULL)
 		{
 			CRGBA col= _GroupMenu->_HighLightOver;
 
@@ -891,7 +892,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			_SelectionView->setModulateGlobalColor(getModulateGlobalColor());
 
 			// get refElm and refElmYReal
-			GET_REF_ELM(_MouseOver)
+			GET_REF_ELM(highlight)
 
 			_SelectionView->setH (refElmHReal);
 			_SelectionView->setY (refElmYReal - this->getYReal());
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	//	CViewRenderer &rVR = *CViewRenderer::getInstance();
 
 		// Highlight (background under the selection)
-		if (_MouseOver != -1)
+		if (_MouseOver != -1 || _Selected != -1)
 		{
 			// display hightlight
 			if(_GroupMenu->_HighLightOver.A > 0)
@@ -994,6 +995,9 @@ namespace NLGUI
 				(eventDesc.getY() <= (_YReal+ _HReal))))
 				return false;
 
+			if (_ScrollBar && _ScrollBar->isIn(eventDesc.getX(), eventDesc.getY()))
+				return false;
+
 			uint32 i = 0;
 			for (i = 0; i < _Lines.size(); ++i)
 			{
@@ -1409,6 +1413,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 		//invalidate selection
 		_MouseOver = -1;
+		if (_Selected != -1)
+		{
+			if (_Selected == index)
+				_Selected = -1;
+			else if (_Selected > index)
+				_Selected--;
+		}
 
 		if(_SubMenus[index])
 		{
@@ -1442,6 +1453,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	void	CGroupSubMenu::reset()
 	{
+		_Selected = -1;
 		uint lineCount = (uint)_Lines.size();
 		for(sint k = lineCount - 1; k >= 0; --k)
 		{