diff --git a/src/gui/channellist.cpp b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
index 4dc660589..5336a8ae4 100644
--- a/src/gui/channellist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
@@ -1850,6 +1850,9 @@ void CChannelList::paintItem(int pos, const bool firstpaint)
 			iscurrent = SameTP((*chanlist)[curr]);
 	}
 
+	if(selected >= (*chanlist).size())
+		selected = (*chanlist).size()-1;
+
 	if (curr == selected) {
 		color   = COL_MENUCONTENTSELECTED_TEXT;
 		bgcolor = COL_MENUCONTENTSELECTED_PLUS_0;