diff --git a/frontend/src/core/contexts/file/FileReducer.ts b/frontend/src/core/contexts/file/FileReducer.ts
index 44ca61c9e..db567b128 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/contexts/file/FileReducer.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/core/contexts/file/FileReducer.ts
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ export function fileContextReducer(state: FileContextState, action: FileContextA
       // Validate that all IDs exist in current state
       const validIds = orderedFileIds.filter(id => state.files.byId[id]);
 
-      // Reorder selected IDs to match the new order while dropping any that no longer exist
-      const reorderedSelectedIds = validIds.filter(id => state.ui.selectedFileIds.includes(id));
+      // Reorder selected files by passed order
+      const selectedFileIds = orderedFileIds.filter(id => state.ui.selectedFileIds.includes(id));
 
       return {
         ...state,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export function fileContextReducer(state: FileContextState, action: FileContextA
         },
         ui: {
           ...state.ui,
-          selectedFileIds: reorderedSelectedIds
+          selectedFileIds,
         }
       };
     }