diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugins.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugins.py
index 9e3b1b9d4a..ba5b921d44 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/plugins.py
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
                         self.plugin_view.PositionAtCenter)
                 self.plugin_view.scrollTo(idx,
                         self.plugin_view.PositionAtCenter)
+                self.plugin_view.selectionModel().select(idx,
+                        self.plugin_view.selectionModel().ClearAndSelect)
+                self.plugin_view.setCurrentIndex(idx)
         else:
             error_dialog(self, _('No valid plugin path'),
                          _('%s is not a valid plugin path')%path).exec_()
@@ -225,11 +228,11 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
                         'actual_iaction_plugin_loaded', False):
                     return error_dialog(self, _('Must restart'),
                             _('You must restart calibre before you can'
-                                ' configure this plugin'), show=True)
+                                ' configure the <b>%s</b> plugin')%plugin.name, show=True)
                 if plugin.do_user_config():
                     self._plugin_model.refresh_plugin(plugin)
             elif op == 'remove':
-                msg = _('Plugin {0} successfully removed').format(plugin.name)
+                msg = _('Plugin <b>{0}</b> successfully removed').format(plugin.name)
                 if remove_plugin(plugin):
                     self._plugin_model.populate()
                     self._plugin_model.reset()