2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/Editor.cxx b/src/Editor.cxx
index 6cf8d7490..5ed69b36b 100644
--- a/src/Editor.cxx
+++ b/src/Editor.cxx
@@ -3912,8 +3912,8 @@ void Editor::InsertPaste(SelectionPosition selStart, const char *text, int len)
 	}
 }
 
-void Editor::ClearSelection() {
-	if (!sel.IsRectangular())
+void Editor::ClearSelection(bool retainMultipleSelections) {
+	if (!sel.IsRectangular() && !retainMultipleSelections)
 		FilterSelections();
 	UndoGroup ug(pdoc);
 	for (size_t r=0; r<sel.Count(); r++) {
diff --git a/src/Editor.h b/src/Editor.h
index 50948e2e3..288addee0 100644
--- a/src/Editor.h
+++ b/src/Editor.h
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ protected:	// ScintillaBase subclass needs access to much of Editor
 	void AddChar(char ch);
 	virtual void AddCharUTF(char *s, unsigned int len, bool treatAsDBCS=false);
 	void InsertPaste(SelectionPosition selStart, const char *text, int len);
-	void ClearSelection();
+	void ClearSelection(bool retainMultipleSelections=false);
 	void ClearAll();
 	void ClearDocumentStyle();
 	void Cut();