diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py
index fc5c6eba4ed..b8efb358ed6 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ def save(self, *obj):
                         self.obj.set_gramps_id(self.db.find_next_citation_gramps_id())
                     self.db.commit_citation(self.obj, trans)
 
+        self._do_close()
         if self.callback:
             self.callback(self.obj.get_handle())
-        self._do_close()
 
     def data_has_changed(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py
index ccda9ef4833..af56791abc8 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ def save(self, *obj):
                         self.obj.set_gramps_id(self.db.find_next_event_gramps_id())
                     self.db.commit_event(self.obj, trans)
 
+        self._do_close()
         if self.callback:
             self.callback(self.obj)
-        self._do_close()
 
     def data_has_changed(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py
index 392811a645e..d90dbf47101 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ def save(self, *obj):
                         self.obj.set_gramps_id(self.db.find_next_media_gramps_id())
                     self.db.commit_media(self.obj, trans)
 
+        self._do_close()
         if self.callback:
             self.callback(self.obj)
-        self._do_close()
 
     def data_has_changed(self):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
index a3e5daefb4c..cf819d66bf1 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ def save(self, *obj):
                         self.obj.set_gramps_id(self.db.find_next_note_gramps_id())
                     self.db.commit_note(self.obj, trans)
 
+        self._do_close()
         if self.callback:
             self.callback(self.obj.get_handle())
-        self._do_close()
 
 class DeleteNoteQuery:
     def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate, note, the_lists):