diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.selectable.js b/ui/jquery.ui.selectable.js
index d7b24d4e399..408771eff7d 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.selectable.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.selectable.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $.widget("ui.selectable", $.ui.mouse, {
 		this.selectees.filter('.ui-selected').each(function() {
 			var selectee = $.data(this, "selectable-item");
 			selectee.startselected = true;
-			if (!event.metaKey) {
+			if (!event.metaKey && !event.ctrlKey) {
 				selectee.$element.removeClass('ui-selected');
 				selectee.selected = false;
 				selectee.$element.addClass('ui-unselecting');
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ $.widget("ui.selectable", $.ui.mouse, {
 		$(event.target).parents().andSelf().each(function() {
 			var selectee = $.data(this, "selectable-item");
 			if (selectee) {
-				var doSelect = !event.metaKey || !selectee.$element.hasClass('ui-selected');
+				var doSelect = (!event.metaKey && !event.ctrlKey) || !selectee.$element.hasClass('ui-selected');
 				selectee.$element
 					.removeClass(doSelect ? "ui-unselecting" : "ui-selected")
 					.addClass(doSelect ? "ui-selecting" : "ui-unselecting");
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ $.widget("ui.selectable", $.ui.mouse, {
 			} else {
 				// UNSELECT
 				if (selectee.selecting) {
-					if (event.metaKey && selectee.startselected) {
+					if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && selectee.startselected) {
 						selectee.$element.removeClass('ui-selecting');
 						selectee.selecting = false;
 						selectee.$element.addClass('ui-selected');
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ $.widget("ui.selectable", $.ui.mouse, {
 					}
 				}
 				if (selectee.selected) {
-					if (!event.metaKey && !selectee.startselected) {
+					if (!event.metaKey && !event.ctrlKey && !selectee.startselected) {
 						selectee.$element.removeClass('ui-selected');
 						selectee.selected = false;