diff --git a/src/iconview/qiconview.cpp b/src/iconview/qiconview.cpp
index 30988215..a15a098f 100644
--- a/src/iconview/qiconview.cpp
+++ b/src/iconview/qiconview.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public:
     TQPoint dragStartPos;
     TQFontMetrics *fm;
     int minLeftBearing, minRightBearing;
+    int rubberStartX, rubberStartY;
 
     uint mousePressed		:1;
     uint cleared		:1;
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ public:
     uint firstSizeHint : 1;
     uint showTips		:1;
     uint pressedSelected	:1;
+    uint canStartRubber		:1;
     uint dragging		:1;
     uint drawActiveSelection	:1;
     uint inMenuMode		:1;
@@ -2801,6 +2803,7 @@ TQIconView::TQIconView( TQWidget *parent, const char *name, WFlags f )
     d->currentItem = 0;
     d->highlightedItem = 0;
     d->rubber = 0;
+    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;
     d->backBuffer = 0;
     d->scrollTimer = 0;
     d->startDragItem = 0;
@@ -4642,29 +4645,19 @@ void TQIconView::contentsMousePressEventEx( TQMouseEvent *e )
 
     setCurrentItem( item );
 
+    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;
     if ( e->button() == LeftButton ) {
-	if ( !item && ( d->selectionMode == Multi ||
-				  d->selectionMode == Extended ) ) {
-	    d->tmpCurrentItem = d->currentItem;
-	    d->currentItem = 0;
-	    repaintItem( d->tmpCurrentItem );
-	    if ( d->rubber )
-		delete d->rubber;
-	    d->rubber = 0;
-	    d->rubber = new TQRect( e->x(), e->y(), 0, 0 );
-	    d->selectedItems.clear();
-	    if ( ( e->state() & ControlButton ) == ControlButton ) {
-		for ( TQIconViewItem *i = firstItem(); i; i = i->nextItem() )
-		    if ( i->isSelected() )
-			d->selectedItems.insert( i, i );
-	    }
+	if ( !item && ( d->selectionMode == Multi || d->selectionMode == Extended ) ) {
+	    d->canStartRubber = TRUE;
+	    d->rubberStartX = e->x();
+	    d->rubberStartY = e->y();
 	}
 
 	d->mousePressed = TRUE;
     }
 
  emit_signals:
-    if ( !d->rubber ) {
+    if ( !d->canStartRubber ) {
 	emit mouseButtonPressed( e->button(), item, e->globalPos() );
 	emit pressed( item );
 	emit pressed( item, e->globalPos() );
@@ -4708,6 +4701,7 @@ void TQIconView::contentsMouseReleaseEvent( TQMouseEvent *e )
     d->mousePressed = FALSE;
     d->startDragItem = 0;
 
+    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;
     if ( d->rubber ) {
         TQRect r(d->rubber->normalize());
         
@@ -4793,7 +4787,22 @@ void TQIconView::contentsMouseMoveEvent( TQMouseEvent *e )
 	    if ( d->tmpCurrentItem )
 		repaintItem( d->tmpCurrentItem );
 	}
-    } else if ( d->mousePressed && !d->currentItem && d->rubber ) {
+    } else if ( d->mousePressed && ((!d->currentItem && d->rubber) || d->canStartRubber) ) {
+	if ( d->canStartRubber ) {
+	    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;
+	    d->tmpCurrentItem = d->currentItem;
+	    d->currentItem = 0;
+	    repaintItem( d->tmpCurrentItem );
+	    delete d->rubber;
+	    d->rubber = new TQRect( d->rubberStartX, d->rubberStartY, 0, 0 );
+	    d->selectedItems.clear();
+	    if ( ( e->state() & ControlButton ) == ControlButton ||
+	         ( e->state() & ShiftButton ) == ShiftButton ) {
+		for ( TQIconViewItem *i = firstItem(); i; i = i->nextItem() )
+		    if ( i->isSelected() )
+			d->selectedItems.insert( i, i );
+	    }
+	}
 	doAutoScroll();
     }
 }