diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index bf49c85cf..3395155fa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ void ChannelView::unpause(PauseReason reason)
     this->pauses_.erase(reason);
 
     this->updatePauseTimer();
+
+    /// Move selection
+    this->selection_.selectionMin.messageIndex -= this->pauseSelectionOffset_;
+    this->selection_.selectionMax.messageIndex -= this->pauseSelectionOffset_;
+    this->selection_.start.messageIndex -= this->pauseSelectionOffset_;
+    this->selection_.end.messageIndex -= this->pauseSelectionOffset_;
+
+    this->pauseSelectionOffset_ = 0;
 }
 
 void ChannelView::updatePauseTimer()
@@ -697,10 +705,17 @@ void ChannelView::messageAddedAtStart(std::vector<MessagePtr> &messages)
 
 void ChannelView::messageRemoveFromStart(MessagePtr &message)
 {
-    this->selection_.selectionMin.messageIndex--;
-    this->selection_.selectionMax.messageIndex--;
-    this->selection_.start.messageIndex--;
-    this->selection_.end.messageIndex--;
+    if (this->paused())
+    {
+        this->pauseSelectionOffset_ += 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        this->selection_.selectionMin.messageIndex--;
+        this->selection_.selectionMax.messageIndex--;
+        this->selection_.start.messageIndex--;
+        this->selection_.end.messageIndex--;
+    }
 
     this->queueLayout();
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
index 6e5893319..0aed55a5c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ private:
         pauses_;
     boost::optional<SteadyClock::time_point> pauseEnd_;
     int pauseScrollOffset_ = 0;
+    int pauseSelectionOffset_ = 0;
 
     boost::optional<MessageElementFlags> overrideFlags_;
     MessageLayoutPtr lastReadMessage_;