diff --git a/src/ui/widget/unit-tracker.cpp b/src/ui/widget/unit-tracker.cpp
index 665bb74971c40e7fefd236cb09e2b593aafdcd01..4a73120c8fe714e16a3a99180842b28d34ad6f80 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/unit-tracker.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/unit-tracker.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ UnitTracker::create_tool_item(Glib::ustring const &label,
                               Glib::ustring const &tooltip)
 {
     auto combo = ComboToolItem::create(label, tooltip, "NotUsed", _store);
+    combo->set_active(_active);
     combo->signal_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &UnitTracker::_unitChangedCB));
     _combo_list.push_back(combo);
     return combo;