diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/gui_editor_window.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/gui_editor_window.cpp
index c991e458a..c56f181bf 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/gui_editor_window.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/gui_editor_window.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ namespace GUIEditor
 
 		WidgetSerializer widgetSerializer;
 		widgetSerializer.setFile( guiFile );
+		widgetSerializer.setActiveGroup( projectFiles.activeGroup );
 		if( !widgetSerializer.serialize( projectFiles.masterGroup ) )
 		{
 			QMessageBox::critical( this,
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.cpp
index 445fa184e..9e17e97b5 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ namespace GUIEditor
 		if( mg == NULL )
 			return false;
 
+		CInterfaceElement *ag =
+			CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId( activeGroup );
+		if( ag == NULL )
+			return false;
+
 		out.open( fileName.c_str() );
 		if( !out.is_open() )
 			return false;
@@ -88,8 +93,19 @@ namespace GUIEditor
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		ag->setActive( false );
 
 		if( mg->serializeSubGroups( root ) == NULL )
+		{
+			ag->setActive( true );
+			xmlFreeNode( root );
+			out.close();
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		ag->setActive( true );
+
+		if( !mg->serializeLinks( root ) )
 		{
 			xmlFreeNode( root );
 			out.close();
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.h b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.h
index a67adf6fb..ba199a507 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/gui_editor/widget_serializer.h
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ namespace GUIEditor
 		~WidgetSerializer(){}
 
 		void setFile( const std::string &name ){ fileName = name; }
+		void setActiveGroup( const std::string &name ){ activeGroup = name; }
 		bool serialize( const std::string &masterGroup );
 
 	private:
 		bool serializeTree( _xmlNode *node );
 
 		std::string fileName;
+		std::string activeGroup;
 		std::ofstream out;
 		long level;
 	};