diff --git a/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py b/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py
index 0800655..9b4ad93 100644
--- a/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py
+++ b/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py
@@ -342,9 +342,11 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
 
     def add_group(self, group_number):
         group = self._contact_provider.get_group_by_number(group_number)
+        index = len(self._contacts)
         self._contacts.append(group)
         group.reset_avatar(self._settings['identicons'])
         self._save_profile()
+        self.set_active(index)
         self.update_filtration()
 
     def delete_group(self, group_number):
@@ -402,6 +404,7 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
                 self._tox.friend_add(tox_id, message.encode('utf-8'))
                 tox_id = tox_id[:TOX_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE * 2]
                 self._add_friend(tox_id)
+                self.update_filtration()
             self.save_profile()
             return True
         except Exception as ex:  # wrong data
@@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
         self._load_friends()
         self._load_groups()
         if len(self._contacts):
-            self._screen.select_contact_row(0)
+            self.set_active(0)
         for contact in filter(lambda c: not c.has_avatar(), self._contacts):
             contact.reset_avatar(self._settings['identicons'])
         self.update_filtration()
@@ -512,10 +515,12 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
     def _add_friend(self, tox_id):
         self._history.add_friend_to_db(tox_id)
         friend = self._contact_provider.get_friend_by_public_key(tox_id)
+        index = len(self._contacts)
         self._contacts.append(friend)
         if not friend.has_avatar():
             friend.reset_avatar(self._settings['identicons'])
         self._save_profile()
+        self.set_active(index)
 
     def _save_profile(self):
         data = self._tox.get_savedata()
@@ -536,12 +541,14 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
             remove(avatar_path)
 
     def _delete_contact(self, num):
-        if num == self._active_contact:  # active friend was deleted
-            if len(self._contacts) == 0:
-                self.set_active(-1)
-            else:
-                self._screen.select_contact_row(0)
+        if len(self._contacts) == 1:
+            self.set_active(-1)
+        else:
+            self.set_active(0)
+
         self._contact_provider.remove_contact_from_cache(self._contacts[num].tox_id)
         del self._contacts[num]
         self._screen.friends_list.takeItem(num)
         self._save_profile()
+
+        self.update_filtration()
diff --git a/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py b/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py
index 54b6804..edf7ac6 100644
--- a/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py
+++ b/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py
@@ -713,9 +713,12 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         if self._should_show_group_peers_list:
             self._groups_service.generate_peers_list()
 
-    def _new_contact_selected(self, contact):
+    def _new_contact_selected(self, _):
         if self._should_show_group_peers_list:
             self._toggle_gc_peers_list()
+        index = self.friends_list.currentRow()
+        if self._contacts_manager.active_contact != index:
+            self.friends_list.setCurrentRow(self._contacts_manager.active_contact)
         self.resizeEvent()
 
     def _open_gc_invites_list(self):