diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7cfd45b4a..fc287d4f2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 WeeChat ChangeLog
 =================
 Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>
-v0.4.0-rc2, 2013-01-12
+v0.4.0-rc2, 2013-01-14
 
 
 Version 0.4.0 (under dev!)
 --------------------------
 
+* core: fix click in item "buffer_nicklist" when nicklist is a root bar
+  (bug #38080)
 * core: fix line returned when clicking on a bar (according to position and
   filling) (bug #38069)
 * core: fix refresh of bars when applying layout (bug #37944, bug #37952)
diff --git a/src/core/wee-command.c b/src/core/wee-command.c
index d77632f0c..4fa359745 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-command.c
+++ b/src/core/wee-command.c
@@ -5376,6 +5376,10 @@ COMMAND_CALLBACK(window)
         return WEECHAT_RC_OK;
     }
 
+    /* silently ignore argument "*" (can heppen when clicking in a root bar) */
+    if (strcmp (argv_eol[1], "*") == 0)
+        return WEECHAT_RC_OK;
+
     /* refresh screen */
     if (string_strcasecmp (argv[1], "refresh") == 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
index 7e75f78bc..a203a5e3c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
@@ -1539,18 +1539,23 @@ gui_bar_item_focus_buffer_nicklist (void *data,
     /* make C compiler happy */
     (void) data;
 
-    str_window = hashtable_get (info, "_window");
     str_bar_item_line = hashtable_get (info, "_bar_item_line");
-
-    if (!str_window || !str_window[0]
-        || !str_bar_item_line || !str_bar_item_line[0])
+    if (!str_bar_item_line || !str_bar_item_line[0])
         return NULL;
 
-    rc = sscanf (str_window, "%lx", &value);
-    if ((rc == EOF) || (rc == 0))
-        return NULL;
-
-    window = (struct t_gui_window *)value;
+    str_window = hashtable_get (info, "_window");
+    if (str_window && str_window[0])
+    {
+        rc = sscanf (str_window, "%lx", &value);
+        if ((rc == EOF) || (rc == 0))
+            return NULL;
+        window = (struct t_gui_window *)value;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* no window, is it a root bar? then use current window */
+        window = gui_current_window;
+    }
     if (!window)
         return NULL;