diff --git a/rtgui/filebrowser.cc b/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
index 390fa82c0..9a133fda2 100644
--- a/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ void FileBrowser::close ()
         MYWRITERLOCK(l, entryRW);
 
         selected.clear ();
+        anchor = nullptr;
 
         MYWRITERLOCK_RELEASE(l); // notifySelectionListener will need read access!
 
@@ -782,16 +783,20 @@ void FileBrowser::menuItemActivated (Gtk::MenuItem* m)
         {
             MYWRITERLOCK(l, entryRW);
 
-            selected.clear ();
+            selected.clear();
 
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < fd.size(); i++)
-                if (checkFilter (fd[i])) {
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < fd.size(); ++i) {
+                if (checkFilter(fd[i])) {
                     fd[i]->selected = true;
-                    selected.push_back (fd[i]);
+                    selected.push_back(fd[i]);
                 }
+            }
+            if (!anchor && !selected.empty()) {
+                anchor = selected[0];
+            }
         }
         queue_draw ();
-        notifySelectionListener ();
+        notifySelectionListener();
     } else if( m == copyTo) {
         tbl->copyMoveRequested (mselected, false);
     }
@@ -1438,12 +1443,12 @@ void FileBrowser::applyFilter (const BrowserFilter& filter)
         }
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < fd.size(); i++) {
-            if (checkFilter (fd[i])) {
+            if (checkFilter(fd[i])) {
                 numFiltered++;
-            } else if (fd[i]->selected ) {
+            } else if (fd[i]->selected) {
                 fd[i]->selected = false;
-                std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>::iterator j = std::find (selected.begin(), selected.end(), fd[i]);
-                selected.erase (j);
+                std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>::iterator j = std::find(selected.begin(), selected.end(), fd[i]);
+                selected.erase(j);
 
                 if (lastClicked == fd[i]) {
                     lastClicked = nullptr;
@@ -1452,6 +1457,9 @@ void FileBrowser::applyFilter (const BrowserFilter& filter)
                 selchanged = true;
             }
         }
+        if (selected.empty() || (anchor && std::find(selected.begin(), selected.end(), anchor) == selected.end())) {
+            anchor = nullptr;
+        }
     }
 
     if (selchanged) {
diff --git a/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.cc b/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.cc
index 53b5828aa..20a7d3e44 100644
--- a/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.cc
+++ b/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 ThumbBrowserBase::ThumbBrowserBase ()
-    : location(THLOC_FILEBROWSER), inspector(nullptr), isInspectorActive(false), eventTime(0), lastClicked(nullptr), previewHeight(options.thumbSize), numOfCols(1), arrangement(TB_Horizontal)
+    : location(THLOC_FILEBROWSER), inspector(nullptr), isInspectorActive(false), eventTime(0), lastClicked(nullptr), anchor(nullptr), previewHeight(options.thumbSize), numOfCols(1), arrangement(TB_Horizontal)
 {
     inW = -1;
     inH = -1;
@@ -162,30 +162,31 @@ inline void removeFromSelection (const ThumbIterator& iterator, ThumbVector& sel
 
 void ThumbBrowserBase::selectSingle (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* clicked)
 {
-    clearSelection (selected);
+    clearSelection(selected);
+    anchor = clicked;
 
-    if (clicked)
-        addToSelection (clicked, selected);
+    if (clicked) {
+        addToSelection(clicked, selected);
+    }
 }
 
 void ThumbBrowserBase::selectRange (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* clicked, bool additional)
 {
-    if (selected.empty()) {
-        addToSelection(clicked, selected);
-        return;
+    if (!anchor) {
+        anchor = clicked;
+        if (selected.empty()) {
+            addToSelection(clicked, selected);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     if (!additional || !lastClicked) {
         // Extend the current range w.r.t to first selected entry.
-        ThumbIterator front = std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), selected.front());
-        ThumbIterator back;
-        ThumbIterator current = std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), clicked);
+        ThumbIterator back = std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), clicked);
+        ThumbIterator front = anchor == clicked ? back : std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), anchor);
 
-        if (front > current) {
-            front = current;
-            back = std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), selected.back());
-        } else {
-            back = current;
+        if (front > back) {
+            std::swap(front, back);
         }
 
         clearSelection(selected);
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ void ThumbBrowserBase::selectRange (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* clicked, bool additio
     } else {
         // Add an additional range w.r.t. the last clicked entry.
         ThumbIterator last = std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), lastClicked);
-        ThumbIterator current = std::find (fd.begin(), fd.end(), clicked);
+        ThumbIterator current = std::find(fd.begin(), fd.end(), clicked);
 
         if (last > current) {
             std::swap(last, current);
@@ -210,13 +211,14 @@ void ThumbBrowserBase::selectRange (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* clicked, bool additio
 
 void ThumbBrowserBase::selectSet (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* clicked)
 {
-    const ThumbIterator iterator = std::find (selected.begin (), selected.end (), clicked);
+    const ThumbIterator iterator = std::find(selected.begin(), selected.end(), clicked);
 
-    if (iterator != selected.end ()) {
-        removeFromSelection (iterator, selected);
+    if (iterator != selected.end()) {
+        removeFromSelection(iterator, selected);
     } else {
-        addToSelection (clicked, selected);
+        addToSelection(clicked, selected);
     }
+    anchor = clicked;
 }
 
 static void scrollToEntry (double& h, double& v, int iw, int ih, ThumbBrowserEntryBase* entry)
diff --git a/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.h b/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.h
index ae561db43..953ec44ec 100644
--- a/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.h
+++ b/rtgui/thumbbrowserbase.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ protected:
     std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*> fd;
     std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*> selected;
     ThumbBrowserEntryBase* lastClicked;
+    ThumbBrowserEntryBase* anchor;
 
     int previewHeight;
     int numOfCols;