diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/integration/addCitationDialog.js b/chrome/content/zotero/integration/addCitationDialog.js
index 6af23b2bb..c7ab2e2d6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/integration/addCitationDialog.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/integration/addCitationDialog.js
@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ var Zotero_Citation_Dialog = new function () {
 				// single citation
 				toggleMultipleSources(false);
 				_suppressNextTreeSelect = true;
-				itemsView.selectItem(io.citation.citationItems[0].id);  // treeview from xpcom/itemTreeView.js
+				
+				// switch to library if item doesn't exist in current selection
+				if(!collectionsView.getSelectedCollection().hasItem(io.citation.citationItems[0].id)) { 
+					var item = Zotero.Items.get(io.citation.citationItems[0].id);
+					collectionsView.selectLibrary(item.libraryID);
+				}
+				itemsView.selectItem(io.citation.citationItems[0].id);
+				
 				for(var box in _preserveData) {
 					var property = _preserveData[box][0];
 					if(io.citation.citationItems[0][box]) {
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index f2094846c..6a72d1812 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -1672,14 +1672,8 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 	
 	
 	function getSelectedCollection(asID) {
-		if (this.collectionsView
-				&& this.collectionsView.selection
-				&& this.collectionsView.selection.count > 0
-				&& this.collectionsView.selection.currentIndex != -1) {
-			var collection = this.collectionsView._getItemAtRow(this.collectionsView.selection.currentIndex);
-			if (collection && collection.isCollection()) {
-				return asID ? collection.ref.id : collection.ref;
-			}
+		if (this.collectionsView) {
+			return this.collectionsView.getSelectedCollection(asID);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js
index 38567a09d..1ca88dda6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/collectionTreeView.js
@@ -946,6 +946,19 @@ Zotero.CollectionTreeView.prototype.rememberSelection = function(selection)
 			break;
 	}
 }
+	
+	
+Zotero.CollectionTreeView.prototype.getSelectedCollection = function(asID) {
+	if (this.selection
+			&& this.selection.count > 0
+			&& this.selection.currentIndex != -1) {
+		var collection = this._getItemAtRow(this.selection.currentIndex);
+		if (collection && collection.isCollection()) {
+			return asID ? collection.ref.id : collection.ref;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}