diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.cxx b/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.cxx
index 8986cdee7..eca862007 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <SalomeApp_Application.h>
 #include <SalomeApp_Study.h>
 
+#include "LightApp_DataOwner.h"
+
 #include <SUIT_Desktop.h>
 #include <SUIT_Session.h>
 #include <SUIT_ViewWindow.h>
@@ -99,6 +101,13 @@ QVariant GEOMGUI_Selection::parameter( const int ind, const QString& p ) const
     return LightApp_Selection::parameter( ind, p );
 }
 
+// the method to skip temporary objects from selection (called from LightApp)
+
+bool GEOMGUI_Selection::processOwner( const LightApp_DataOwner* theOwner)
+{
+  return !theOwner->entry().contains("_");
+}
+
 QString GEOMGUI_Selection::typeName( const int index ) const
 {
   if ( isComponent( index ) )
diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.h b/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.h
index bb8d0aaab..ee195625b 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.h
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GEOMGUI_Selection.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include CORBA_SERVER_HEADER(GEOM_Gen)
 
 class LightApp_SelectionMgr;
+class LightApp_DataOwner;
 
 class GEOMGUI_EXPORT GEOMGUI_Selection : public LightApp_Selection
 {
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual QVariant      parameter( const int, const QString& ) const;
   virtual QVariant      parameter( const QString& ) const;
+  
+  virtual bool          processOwner( const LightApp_DataOwner* );
 
 private:
   bool                  isVisible( const int ) const;
diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx
index aa628f194..d5df83adb 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx
@@ -1530,6 +1530,8 @@ void GeometryGUI::contextMenuPopup( const QString& client, QMenu* menu, QString&
       GEOM::GEOM_Object_var aGeomObj = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_narrow(anObj);
       if (CORBA::is_nil(aGeomObj) || aGeomObj->GetType() != GEOM_IMPORT)
         isImported = false;
+    } else {
+      isImported = false;
     }
   }