diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
index 36f3006ee3..26e84be4d3 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
@@ -1491,6 +1491,8 @@ _mode_finished_signal_cb(void        *data,
    evas_event_freeze(te);
    it->nocache = EINA_FALSE;
    _mode_item_unrealize(it);
+   if (it->group_item)
+     evas_object_raise(it->group_item->base.view);
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "elm,state,%s,passive,finished", it->wd->mode_type);
    edje_object_signal_callback_del_full(obj, buf, "elm", _mode_finished_signal_cb, it);
    evas_event_thaw(te);
@@ -2972,6 +2974,8 @@ _item_mode_set(Elm_Genlist_Item *it)
 
    evas_event_freeze(evas_object_evas_get(it->wd->obj));
    _mode_item_realize(it);
+   if (it->group_item)
+     evas_object_raise(it->group_item->base.view);
    _item_position(it, it->mode_view, it->scrl_x, it->scrl_y);
    evas_event_thaw(evas_object_evas_get(it->wd->obj));
    evas_event_thaw_eval(evas_object_evas_get(it->wd->obj));