diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistselectionmanager.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistselectionmanager.cpp
index ebff1a30ed..1f0a89d063 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistselectionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistselectionmanager.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ void KItemListSelectionManager::itemsMoved(const KItemRange& itemRange, const QL
     // Store the current selection (needed in the selectionChanged() signal)
     const KItemSet previousSelection = selectedItems();
 
+    // endAnchoredSelection() adds all items between m_currentItem and
+    // m_anchorItem to m_selectedItems. They can then be moved
+    // individually later in this function.
+    endAnchoredSelection();
+
     // Update the current item
     if (m_currentItem >= itemRange.index && m_currentItem < itemRange.index + itemRange.count) {
         const int previousCurrentItem = m_currentItem;
@@ -342,10 +347,8 @@ void KItemListSelectionManager::itemsMoved(const KItemRange& itemRange, const QL
         emit currentChanged(newCurrentItem, previousCurrentItem);
     }
 
-    // Update the anchor item
-    if (m_anchorItem >= itemRange.index && m_anchorItem < itemRange.index + itemRange.count) {
-        m_anchorItem = movedToIndexes.at(m_anchorItem - itemRange.index);
-    }
+    // Start a new anchored selection.
+    beginAnchoredSelection(m_currentItem);
 
     // Update the selections
     if (!m_selectedItems.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/tests/kitemlistselectionmanagertest.cpp b/src/tests/kitemlistselectionmanagertest.cpp
index af2610d8c2..492d0234ff 100644
--- a/src/tests/kitemlistselectionmanagertest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kitemlistselectionmanagertest.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private slots:
     void testChangeSelection();
     void testDeleteCurrentItem_data();
     void testDeleteCurrentItem();
+    void testAnchoredSelectionAfterMovingItems();
 
 private:
     void verifySelectionChange(QSignalSpy& spy, const KItemSet& currentSelection, const KItemSet& previousSelection) const;
@@ -413,6 +414,15 @@ void KItemListSelectionManagerTest::testChangeSelection_data()
                               << QVariant::fromValue(QList<int>() << 4 << 5 << 2 << 3))
         << (KItemSet() << 0 << 1 << 4 << 5);
 
+    QTest::newRow("Move items with active anchored selection")
+        << KItemSet()
+        << 0 << 3
+        << (KItemSet() << 0 << 1 << 2 << 3)
+        << MoveItems
+        << (QList<QVariant>() << QVariant::fromValue(KItemRange(2, 4))
+                              << QVariant::fromValue(QList<int>() << 4 << 5 << 2 << 3))
+        << (KItemSet() << 0 << 1 << 4 << 5);
+
     // Revert sort order
     QTest::newRow("Revert sort order")
         << (KItemSet() << 0 << 1)
@@ -519,6 +529,22 @@ void KItemListSelectionManagerTest::testDeleteCurrentItem()
     QCOMPARE(m_selectionManager->currentItem(), newCurrentItemIndex);
 }
 
+void KItemListSelectionManagerTest::testAnchoredSelectionAfterMovingItems()
+{
+    m_selectionManager->setCurrentItem(4);
+    m_selectionManager->beginAnchoredSelection(4);
+
+    // Reverse the items between 0 and 5.
+    m_selectionManager->itemsMoved(KItemRange(0, 6), QList<int>() << 5 << 4 << 3 << 2 << 1 << 0);
+
+    QCOMPARE(m_selectionManager->currentItem(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(m_selectionManager->m_anchorItem, 1);
+
+    // Make 2 the current item -> 1 and 2 should be selected.
+    m_selectionManager->setCurrentItem(2);
+    QCOMPARE(m_selectionManager->selectedItems(), KItemSet() << 1 << 2);
+}
+
 void KItemListSelectionManagerTest::verifySelectionChange(QSignalSpy& spy,
                                                           const KItemSet& currentSelection,
                                                           const KItemSet& previousSelection) const