diff --git a/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/LineSelection.java b/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/LineSelection.java
index 8660a5c4..89d75258 100644
--- a/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/LineSelection.java
+++ b/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/LineSelection.java
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@ public void selectCurrentLine()
         int end = getArea().getAbsolutePosition( p, getArea().getCurrentLineEndInParargraph() );
         super.selectRange( start, (end > start) ? end : start+1  ); // +1 for empty lines
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deselect()
+    {
+        int startPos = getStartPosition();
+        super.selectRange( startPos, startPos );
+    }
 }