diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/emacs.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/emacs.js
index 88e877e7..71d4d0b7 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/emacs.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/emacs.js
@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@ exports.handler.addCommands({
     killRingSave: {
         exec: function(editor) {
             exports.killRing.add(editor.getCopyText());
+            (function() {
+                var sel = editor.selection,
+                    range = sel.getRange();
+                editor.pushEmacsMark(sel.isBackwards() ? range.end : range.start);
+                sel.clearSelection();
+            }).delay(0);
         },
         readonly: true
     },