diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/textEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/textEditor.ts
index e5bb8257e0c..cac9a8fc880 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/textEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/textEditor.ts
@@ -136,12 +136,10 @@ export abstract class BaseTextEditor extends BaseEditor {
 		this._editorContainer = parent;
 		this.editorControl = this.createEditorControl(parent);
 
-		// Hook Listener for Selection changes (and only react to api, mouse or keyboard source, not any internal source of the editor)
+		// Hook Listener for Selection changes
 		this.toUnbind.push(this.editorControl.addListener(EventType.CursorPositionChanged, (event: ICursorPositionChangedEvent) => {
-			if (event.source === 'api' || event.source === 'mouse' || event.source === 'keyboard') {
-				let selection = this.editorControl.getSelection();
-				this.eventService.emit(WorkbenchEventType.TEXT_EDITOR_SELECTION_CHANGED, new TextEditorSelectionEvent(selection, this, this.getId(), this.input, null, this.position, event));
-			}
+			let selection = this.editorControl.getSelection();
+			this.eventService.emit(WorkbenchEventType.TEXT_EDITOR_SELECTION_CHANGED, new TextEditorSelectionEvent(selection, this, this.getId(), this.input, null, this.position, event));
 		}));
 
 		// Hook Listener for mode changes