diff --git a/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py b/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py
index 6ded9bcc..bee390f7 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
                         _("_OK"), Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT
                       )
                     )
+      dbox.set_transient_for(widget.get_toplevel())
 
       icon_theme = Gtk.IconTheme.get_default()
       if icon_theme.lookup_icon('terminator-custom-commands', 48, 0):
@@ -214,11 +215,13 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
 
 
       hbox.pack_start(button_box, False, True, 0)
+      self.dbox = dbox
       dbox.show_all()
       res = dbox.run()
       if res == Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT:
         self.update_cmd_list(store)
         self._save_config()
+      del(self.dbox)
       dbox.destroy()
       return
 
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
                           _("_OK"), Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT
                         )
                       )
+      dialog.set_transient_for(self.dbox)
       table = Gtk.Table(3, 2)
 
       label = Gtk.Label(label=_("Enabled:"))
diff --git a/terminatorlib/plugins/logger.py b/terminatorlib/plugins/logger.py
index 25cb3c50..86ad2863 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/plugins/logger.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/plugins/logger.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Logger(plugin.MenuItem):
         savedialog = Gtk.FileChooserDialog(title=_("Save Log File As"),
                                            action=self.dialog_action,
                                            buttons=self.dialog_buttons)
+        savedialog.set_transient_for(_widget.get_toplevel())
         savedialog.set_do_overwrite_confirmation(True)
         savedialog.set_local_only(True)
         savedialog.show_all()
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class Logger(plugin.MenuItem):
                 e = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 error = Gtk.MessageDialog(None, Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.ERROR,
                                           Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, e.strerror)
+                error.set_transient_for(savedialog)
                 error.run()
                 error.destroy()
         savedialog.destroy()
diff --git a/terminatorlib/plugins/terminalshot.py b/terminatorlib/plugins/terminalshot.py
index 8974ef86..a0e880df 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/plugins/terminalshot.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/plugins/terminalshot.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class TerminalShot(plugin.MenuItem):
         savedialog = Gtk.FileChooserDialog(title=_("Save image"),
                                            action=self.dialog_action,
                                            buttons=self.dialog_buttons)
+        savedialog.set_transient_for(_widget.get_toplevel())
         savedialog.set_do_overwrite_confirmation(True)
         savedialog.set_local_only(True)