diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
index d392dad5f..dfc324a75 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class DelegateBase implements DlgDelegate.DlgClickNotify,
         Assert.assertTrue( 0 < menuID );
         m_delegator = delegator;
         m_activity = delegator.getActivity();
-        m_delegate = new DlgDelegate( m_activity, this, bundle );
+        m_delegate = new DlgDelegate( m_activity, this, this, bundle );
         m_layoutID = layoutID;
         m_optionsMenuID = menuID;
         LocUtils.xlateTitle( m_activity );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
index dd895f57b..57ee29ae7 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
@@ -117,7 +120,10 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
         void showNotAgainDlgThen( int msgID, int prefsKey, Action action );
     }
 
+    private static Map<Integer, WeakReference<DelegateBase>> s_pendings
+        = new HashMap<Integer, WeakReference<DelegateBase>>();
     private Activity m_activity;
+    private DelegateBase m_dlgt;
     private DlgClickNotify m_clickCallback;
     private String m_dictName = null;
     private ProgressDialog m_progress;
@@ -125,10 +131,11 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
 
     private HashMap<DlgID, DlgState> m_dlgStates;
 
-    public DlgDelegate( Activity activity, DlgClickNotify callback,
-                        Bundle bundle ) 
+    public DlgDelegate( Activity activity, DelegateBase dlgt, 
+                        DlgClickNotify callback, Bundle bundle ) 
     {
         m_activity = activity;
+        m_dlgt = dlgt;
         m_clickCallback = callback;
         m_handler = new Handler();
         m_dlgStates = new HashMap<DlgID,DlgState>();
@@ -163,7 +170,11 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
 
     protected void showDialog( DlgID dlgID )
     {
-        m_activity.showDialog( dlgID.ordinal() );
+        int id = dlgID.ordinal();
+        if ( m_activity instanceof FragActivity ) {
+            s_pendings.put( id, new WeakReference<DelegateBase>(m_dlgt) );
+        }
+        m_activity.showDialog( id );
     }
     
     public Dialog createDialog( int id )
@@ -212,7 +223,8 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
 
     public void showOKOnlyDialog( int msgID )
     {
-        showOKOnlyDialog( LocUtils.getString( m_activity, msgID ), Action.SKIP_CALLBACK );
+        showOKOnlyDialog( LocUtils.getString( m_activity, msgID ), 
+                          Action.SKIP_CALLBACK );
     }
 
     public void showDictGoneFinish()
@@ -381,7 +393,8 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
         return true;
     }
 
-    public void eventOccurred( MultiService.MultiEvent event, final Object ... args )
+    public void eventOccurred( MultiService.MultiEvent event, 
+                               final Object ... args )
     {
         String msg = null;
         boolean asToast = true;
@@ -637,4 +650,14 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
         m_dlgStates.put( state.m_id, state );
     }
 
+    public static Dialog onCreateDialog( int id )
+    {
+        Dialog result = null;
+        WeakReference<DelegateBase> ref = s_pendings.get( id );
+        DelegateBase dlgt = ref.get();
+        if ( null != dlgt ) {
+            result = dlgt.onCreateDialog( id );
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/FragActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/FragActivity.java
index a4b92367c..84c69c758 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/FragActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/FragActivity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
+import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
@@ -97,6 +98,12 @@ public class FragActivity extends FragmentActivity
         super.onConfigurationChanged( newConfig );
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Dialog onCreateDialog( int id )
+    {
+        return DlgDelegate.onCreateDialog( id );
+    }
+
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////