diff --git a/gtk/inspector/inspect-button.c b/gtk/inspector/inspect-button.c
index c4553967b2..b9d4d376b8 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/inspect-button.c
+++ b/gtk/inspector/inspect-button.c
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ on_inspect_widget (GtkWidget          *button,
 
   iw->selected_widget = widget;
 
+  gtk_notebook_set_current_page (GTK_NOTEBOOK (iw->top_notebook), 0);
+
   gtk_inspector_widget_tree_scan (GTK_INSPECTOR_WIDGET_TREE (iw->widget_tree),
                                   gtk_widget_get_toplevel (widget));
 
diff --git a/gtk/inspector/window.c b/gtk/inspector/window.c
index a4dc657d49..ff0f9b2240 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/window.c
+++ b/gtk/inspector/window.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ gtk_inspector_window_class_init (GtkInspectorWindowClass *klass)
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gtk/inspector/window.ui");
 
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GtkInspectorWindow, top_notebook);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GtkInspectorWindow, widget_tree);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GtkInspectorWindow, prop_list);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, GtkInspectorWindow, child_prop_list);
diff --git a/gtk/inspector/window.h b/gtk/inspector/window.h
index d32542c384..f7d531dbf5 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/window.h
+++ b/gtk/inspector/window.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef struct
 {
   GtkWindow parent;
 
+  GtkWidget *top_notebook;
   GtkWidget *widget_tree;
   GtkWidget *prop_list;
   GtkWidget *child_prop_list;
diff --git a/gtk/inspector/window.ui b/gtk/inspector/window.ui
index b3b5fe6684..81b6516026 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/window.ui
+++ b/gtk/inspector/window.ui
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       </object>
     </child>
     <child>
-      <object class="GtkNotebook">
+      <object class="GtkNotebook" id="top_notebook">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="show-border">False</property>
         <child>