diff --git a/src/SelectionManager.ts b/src/SelectionManager.ts
index a639a75e4..f571b74cd 100644
--- a/src/SelectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/SelectionManager.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export class SelectionManager extends EventEmitter implements ISelectionManager
     const coords = this._getMouseBufferCoords(event);
     if (coords) {
       this._selectWordAt(coords, false);
+      this._model.selectionEnd = null;
       this.refresh(true);
     }
   }