diff --git a/lib/ace/mouse/multi_select_handler.js b/lib/ace/mouse/multi_select_handler.js
index 8d6af6b5..9b52e237 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mouse/multi_select_handler.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mouse/multi_select_handler.js
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ function onMouseDown(e) {
             if (isSamePoint(screenCursor, newCursor) && isSamePoint(cursor, selection.lead))
                 return;
             screenCursor = newCursor;
-
+            
+            editor.$blockScrolling++;
             editor.selection.moveToPosition(cursor);
             editor.renderer.scrollCursorIntoView();
 
@@ -160,8 +161,9 @@ function onMouseDown(e) {
                 rectSel[0] = editor.$mouseHandler.$clickSelection.clone();
             rectSel.forEach(editor.addSelectionMarker, editor);
             editor.updateSelectionMarkers();
+            editor.$blockScrolling--;
         };
-        
+        editor.$blockScrolling++;
         if (isMultiSelect && !accel) {
             selection.toSingleRange();
         } else if (!isMultiSelect && accel) {
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ function onMouseDown(e) {
             screenAnchor = session.documentToScreenPosition(selection.lead);            
         else
             selection.moveToPosition(pos);
+        editor.$blockScrolling--;
         
         screenCursor = {row: -1, column: -1};