diff --git a/src/Gui/Tree.cpp b/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
index 9e00901b96..b21c60c03a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
@@ -3202,7 +3202,6 @@ void TreeWidget::onUpdateStatus()
 
 void TreeWidget::onItemEntered(QTreeWidgetItem* item)
 {
-    // object item selected
     if (item && item->type() == TreeWidget::ObjectType) {
         auto objItem = static_cast<DocumentObjectItem*>(item);
         objItem->displayStatusInfo();
@@ -3468,6 +3467,11 @@ void TreeWidget::onItemSelectionChanged()
     // block tmp. the connection to avoid to notify us ourself
     bool lock = this->blockSelection(true);
 
+    if (preselectTimer->isActive()) {
+        // block preselect after selecting
+        preselectTimer->stop();
+    }
+
     if (selectTimer->isActive())
         onSelectTimer();
     else