diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index a4d6fdea..d69b95e8 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -2053,6 +2053,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) RemoveMultiCursor() bool {
 		h.Buf.UpdateCursors()
 	} else if h.multiWord {
 		h.multiWord = false
+		h.Cursor.Deselect(true)
 	} else {
 		return false
 	}