diff --git a/src/dolphinview.cpp b/src/dolphinview.cpp
index 51e2a0a575..ad66e5ad76 100644
--- a/src/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ DolphinView::DolphinView(QWidget* parent,
     m_detailsView(0),
     m_columnView(0),
     m_fileItemDelegate(0),
+    m_selectionModel(0),
     m_dolphinModel(dolphinModel),
     m_dirLister(dirLister),
     m_proxyModel(proxyModel)
@@ -863,6 +864,13 @@ void DolphinView::createView()
     view->setItemDelegate(m_fileItemDelegate);
 
     view->setModel(m_proxyModel);
+    if(m_selectionModel)
+	view->setSelectionModel(m_selectionModel);
+    else
+        m_selectionModel = view->selectionModel();
+
+    m_selectionModel->setParent(this);  //Reparent the selection model.  We do not want it to be deleted when we delete the model
+
     view->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
 
     new KMimeTypeResolver(view, m_dolphinModel);
diff --git a/src/dolphinview.h b/src/dolphinview.h
index f550fa5135..4a2f5be025 100644
--- a/src/dolphinview.h
+++ b/src/dolphinview.h
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ private:
     DolphinDetailsView* m_detailsView;
     DolphinColumnView* m_columnView;
     KFileItemDelegate* m_fileItemDelegate;
+    QItemSelectionModel *m_selectionModel;
 
     DolphinModel* m_dolphinModel;
     KDirLister* m_dirLister;