diff --git a/frontend/ui/uimanager.lua b/frontend/ui/uimanager.lua
index c19c5895d..4710c3884 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/uimanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/uimanager.lua
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ function UIManager:sendEvent(event)
     -- if the event is not consumed, active widgets (from top to bottom) can
     -- access it. NOTE: _window_stack can shrink on close event
     local checked_widgets = {top_widget}
-    for i = #self._window_stack-1, 1, -1 do
+    for i = #self._window_stack, 1, -1 do
         local widget = self._window_stack[i]
         if checked_widgets[widget] == nil then
             if widget.widget.is_always_active then
diff --git a/spec/unit/uimanager_spec.lua b/spec/unit/uimanager_spec.lua
index 1b2a530dd..c502b5ef6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/uimanager_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/uimanager_spec.lua
@@ -232,9 +232,7 @@ describe("UIManager spec", function()
     end)
 
     it("should handle stack change when checking for active widgets", function()
-        -- this senario should only happen when other active widgets
-        -- are closed by the one widget's handleEvent
-
+        -- senario 1: 2nd widget removes the 3rd widget in the stack
         local call_signals = {0, 0, 0}
         UIManager._window_stack = {
             {
@@ -269,5 +267,40 @@ describe("UIManager spec", function()
         assert.is.same(call_signals[1], 1)
         assert.is.same(call_signals[2], 0)
         assert.is.same(call_signals[3], 1)
+
+        -- senario 2: top widget removes itself
+        call_signals = {0, 0, 0}
+        UIManager._window_stack = {
+            {
+                widget = {
+                    is_always_active = true,
+                    handleEvent = function()
+                        call_signals[1] = call_signals[1] + 1
+                    end
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                widget = {
+                    is_always_active = true,
+                    handleEvent = function()
+                        call_signals[2] = call_signals[2] + 1
+                    end
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                widget = {
+                    is_always_active = true,
+                    handleEvent = function()
+                        call_signals[3] = call_signals[3] + 1
+                        table.remove(UIManager._window_stack, 3)
+                    end
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        UIManager:sendEvent("foo")
+        assert.is.same(call_signals[1], 1)
+        assert.is.same(call_signals[2], 1)
+        assert.is.same(call_signals[3], 1)
     end)
 end)