diff --git a/app/core/gimpitem-exclusive.c b/app/core/gimpitem-exclusive.c
index 1287005f2a..72251c8a37 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpitem-exclusive.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpitem-exclusive.c
@@ -256,9 +256,11 @@ gimp_item_exclusive_get_lists (GimpItem     *item,
       if (other != item)
         {
           /* we are only interested in toplevel items that are not
-           * item's ancestor
+           * item's ancestor and same level items.
            */
-          if (! gimp_viewable_get_parent (GIMP_VIEWABLE (other)) &&
+          if ((! gimp_viewable_get_parent (GIMP_VIEWABLE (other)) ||
+               gimp_viewable_get_parent (GIMP_VIEWABLE (other)) ==
+               gimp_viewable_get_parent (GIMP_VIEWABLE (item))) &&
               ! gimp_viewable_is_ancestor (GIMP_VIEWABLE (other),
                                            GIMP_VIEWABLE (item)))
             {