diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index cd7dc63c4..b8f516276 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,9 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                         dataProvider->writeRaw(0x00, section.data.data(), section.data.size());
                         dataProvider->setReadOnly(true);
 
+                        if (auto selection = ImHexApi::HexEditor::getSelection(); selection.has_value() && selection->provider != ImHexApi::Provider::get())
+                            EventManager::post<EventRegionSelected>(ImHexApi::HexEditor::ProviderRegion { { 0x00, 0x00 }, nullptr });
+
                         auto hexEditor = auto(this->m_sectionHexEditor);
 
                         hexEditor.setBackgroundHighlightCallback([this, id, &runtime](u64 address, const u8 *, size_t) -> std::optional<color_t> {