diff --git a/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefeffects.cpp b/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefeffects.cpp
index b3f629b90ea3..9b0362186809 100644
--- a/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefeffects.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefeffects.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void DlgPrefEffects::setupManifestTableView(QTableView* pTableView) {
     // QTableView won't remove dragged items without this??
     pTableView->setDragDropOverwriteMode(false);
     pTableView->setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);
-    pTableView->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
+    pTableView->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
     connect(pTableView->selectionModel(),
             &QItemSelectionModel::currentRowChanged,
             this,
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ bool DlgPrefEffects::eventFilter(QObject* pChainList, QEvent* event) {
             return false;
         }
         m_pFocusedChainList = pListView;
+        unfocusedChainList()->selectionModel()->reset();
     }
     return false;
 }