diff --git a/app/playlists.py b/app/playlists.py
index 4d8270d..6ac2ea1 100644
--- a/app/playlists.py
+++ b/app/playlists.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
         self.insert_row(session, plr)
         PlaylistRows.fixup_rownumbers(session, self.playlist_id)
         if repaint:
-            self.update_display(session)
+            self.update_display(session, clear_selection=False)
 
     def insert_row(self, session: Session, row_data: PlaylistRows,
                    repaint: bool = True) -> None: