diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index ef5fd2a521..56b04291cf 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ cf_continue_tail(capture_file *cf, volatile int to_read, wtap_rec *rec,
   /* With the new packet list the first packet
    * isn't automatically selected.
    */
-  if (!cf->current_frame)
+  if (!cf->current_frame && !packet_list_multi_select_active())
     packet_list_select_first_row();
 
   /* moving to the end of the packet list - if the user requested so and
diff --git a/ui/qt/packet_list.cpp b/ui/qt/packet_list.cpp
index 53b88ae23d..12c81d4861 100644
--- a/ui/qt/packet_list.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/packet_list.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ packet_list_recent_write_all(FILE *rf) {
     gbl_cur_packet_list->writeRecent(rf);
 }
 
+gboolean
+packet_list_multi_select_active(void)
+{
+    if (gbl_cur_packet_list) {
+        return gbl_cur_packet_list->multiSelectActive();
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 #define MIN_COL_WIDTH_STR "MMMMMM"
 
 PacketList::PacketList(QWidget *parent) :
diff --git a/ui/ws_ui_util.h b/ui/ws_ui_util.h
index 80848bf7e8..ab720756d1 100644
--- a/ui/ws_ui_util.h
+++ b/ui/ws_ui_util.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void packet_list_select_first_row(void);
 void packet_list_moveto_end(void);
 gboolean packet_list_select_row_from_data(frame_data *fdata_needle);
 void packet_list_resize_column(gint col);
+gboolean packet_list_multi_select_active(void);
 
 /* XXX - Yes this isn't the best place, but they are used by file_dlg_win32.c, which is supposed
          to be GUI independent, but has lots of GTK leanings.  But if you put these in a GTK UI