diff --git a/bricks/toolbar.js b/bricks/toolbar.js
index ccc1c5a..03a8abc 100755
--- a/bricks/toolbar.js
+++ b/bricks/toolbar.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ bricks.Toolbar = class extends bricks.Layout {
 	}
 	remove_item(w, event){
 		this.bar.remove_widget(w);
+		this.bar.unselect_item(w);
 		this.toolList.remove(w);
 		w.unbind('click',this.do_handle.bind(this, w));
 		this.dispatch('remove', w.tool_opts);
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ bricks.Toolbar = class extends bricks.Layout {
 		if (this.opts.target){
 			d.target = this.opts.target;
 		}
+		this.bar.select_item(tool);
 		this.dispatch('command', d);
 		this.dispatch(tool.tool_opts.name, d);
 		bricks.debug('event ', tool.tool_opts.name, ' fired ...')