diff --git a/src/actions/actions-effect.cpp b/src/actions/actions-effect.cpp
index 29569672c775ff116871823eb46a422a14386a1e..c102acafe1ae77de2353782d39b93e430428c166 100644
--- a/src/actions/actions-effect.cpp
+++ b/src/actions/actions-effect.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,19 @@ last_effect_pref(InkscapeApplication *app)
     effect->prefs(InkscapeApplication::instance()->get_active_view());
 }
 
+void
+no_selection_after_effect(InkscapeApplication *app) {
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    prefs->setBool("/options/noselectionaftereffect", true);
+}
+
 std::vector<std::vector<Glib::ustring>> raw_data_effect =
 {
     // clang-format off
-    {"app.edit-remove-filter",      N_("Remove Filters"),                   "Filter",           N_("Remove any filters from selected objects")},
-    {"app.last-effect",             N_("Previous Extension"),               "Extension",        N_("Repeat the last extension with the same settings")},
-    {"app.last-effect-pref",        N_("Previous Extension Settings"),      "Extension",        N_("Repeat the last extension with new settings")}
+    {"app.edit-remove-filter",        N_("Remove Filters"),                   "Filter",           N_("Remove any filters from selected objects")},
+    {"app.last-effect",               N_("Previous Extension"),               "Extension",        N_("Repeat the last extension with the same settings")},
+    {"app.last-effect-pref",          N_("Previous Extension Settings"),      "Extension",        N_("Repeat the last extension with new settings")},
+    {"app.no-selection-after-effect", N_("No Selection After Effect"),        "Extension",        N_("Reselect or not after extension execution")}
     // clang-format on
 };
 
@@ -70,9 +77,10 @@ add_actions_effect(InkscapeApplication* app)
     auto *gapp = app->gio_app();
 
     // clang-format off
-    gapp->add_action( "edit-remove-filter",     sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&edit_remove_filter), app));
-    gapp->add_action( "last-effect",            sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&last_effect), app));
-    gapp->add_action( "last-effect-pref",       sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&last_effect_pref), app));
+    gapp->add_action( "edit-remove-filter",        sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&edit_remove_filter), app));
+    gapp->add_action( "last-effect",               sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&last_effect), app));
+    gapp->add_action( "last-effect-pref",          sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&last_effect_pref), app));
+    gapp->add_action( "no-selection-after-effect", sigc::bind<InkscapeApplication*>(sigc::ptr_fun(&no_selection_after_effect),  app));
     // clang-format on
 
     if (!app) {
diff --git a/src/extension/execution-env.cpp b/src/extension/execution-env.cpp
index 0875d132fa75937b78f7a4a1a1582e240d8428cf..78d36a965eb67dff762070ff6a10cc39d3fb6162 100644
--- a/src/extension/execution-env.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/execution-env.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ ExecutionEnv::run () {
     _effect->get_imp()->effect(_effect, _doc, _docCache);
     desktop->clearWaitingCursor();
     _state = ExecutionEnv::COMPLETE;
-    selection->restoreBackup();
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    if (!prefs->getBool("/options/noselectionaftereffect", false)) {
+        selection->restoreBackup();
+    } else {
+        prefs->setBool("/options/noselectionaftereffect", false);
+    }
     // _runComplete.signal();
     return;
 }