diff --git a/content/base/src/nsSelection.cpp b/content/base/src/nsSelection.cpp
index 451a83c7190..3ba42a56132 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsSelection.cpp
+++ b/content/base/src/nsSelection.cpp
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ nsSelection::nsSelection()
     if (mDomSelections[index])
       autoCopyService->Listen(mDomSelections[index]);
   }
+  mDisplaySelection = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/layout/base/src/nsSelection.cpp b/layout/base/src/nsSelection.cpp
index 451a83c7190..3ba42a56132 100644
--- a/layout/base/src/nsSelection.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/src/nsSelection.cpp
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ nsSelection::nsSelection()
     if (mDomSelections[index])
       autoCopyService->Listen(mDomSelections[index]);
   }
+  mDisplaySelection = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/layout/generic/nsSelection.cpp b/layout/generic/nsSelection.cpp
index 451a83c7190..3ba42a56132 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsSelection.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsSelection.cpp
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ nsSelection::nsSelection()
     if (mDomSelections[index])
       autoCopyService->Listen(mDomSelections[index]);
   }
+  mDisplaySelection = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON;
 }