diff --git a/xpra/gtk/dialogs/base_gui_window.py b/xpra/gtk/dialogs/base_gui_window.py
index f0a8503368..f2e374fde9 100644
--- a/xpra/gtk/dialogs/base_gui_window.py
+++ b/xpra/gtk/dialogs/base_gui_window.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ def ib(self, title="", icon_name="browse.png", tooltip="", callback: Callable =
             tooltip=tooltip, clicked_callback=callback,
             icon_size=48, label_font=label_font,
         )
+        btn.set_sensitive(sensitive)
         self.add_widget(btn)
         return btn