diff --git a/ui/dr-ui/src/library_ui.rs b/ui/dr-ui/src/library_ui.rs
index f7265ea..89fa881 100644
--- a/ui/dr-ui/src/library_ui.rs
+++ b/ui/dr-ui/src/library_ui.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ pub struct LibraryController {
     /// A `Cell` because it is a `bool` read inside callbacks that already hold
     /// other borrows.
     viewing_trash: std::cell::Cell<bool>,
+    /// The selection's owner, so a rebuilt window can restore the `selected`
+    /// flags it just cleared.
+    ///
+    /// `Weak` because the two controllers outlive each other only through the
+    /// window, and an `Rc` both ways would leak both. Set once at wiring; a
+    /// `None` here means the grid simply draws nothing selected, which is the
+    /// old behaviour rather than a crash.
+    coll_ctl: RefCell<Option<std::rc::Weak<crate::collections_ui::CollectionsController>>>,
     /// Timeline view state: how far zoomed in, and around what instant.
     ///
     /// Zoom is a level rather than a span so the axis halves and doubles in
@@ -255,6 +263,7 @@ impl LibraryController {
             session: RefCell::new(None),
             scope: RefCell::new(None),
             viewing_trash: std::cell::Cell::new(false),
+            coll_ctl: RefCell::new(None),
             timeline_zoom: RefCell::new(0),
             timeline_centre: RefCell::new(None),
             pinch_accum: RefCell::new(1.0),
@@ -1730,6 +1739,14 @@ fn load_window(window: &AppWindow, ctl: &Rc<LibraryController>) {
         .collect();
     crate::collections_ui::sync_badges(window, catalog, &ids);
     sync_ratings(window, catalog, &ids);
+    // The rebuilt cells all carry `selected: false`, but the selection itself
+    // is a set of image ids and survives untouched. Without this the ticks
+    // vanished on every scroll — the selection was still there and still acted
+    // on, which is worse than losing it, because the user cannot see what the
+    // buttons are about to do.
+    if let Some(coll) = ctl.coll_ctl.borrow().as_ref().and_then(|w| w.upgrade()) {
+        crate::collections_ui::sync_selection(window, &coll, &ids);
+    }
     // The filter chips' counts describe the whole library, not this window, so
     // they are refreshed here rather than per cell.
     refresh_rating_counts(window, catalog);
@@ -3117,6 +3134,10 @@ pub fn wire<F>(
 ) where
     F: Fn(String) + 'static,
 {
+    // So a rebuilt window can put the selection ticks back. Weak, or the two
+    // controllers would hold each other alive for the life of the process.
+    *ctl.coll_ctl.borrow_mut() = Some(Rc::downgrade(&coll_ctl));
+
     // Shared rather than moved: a click and `Return` both open an image, and
     // they are two callbacks.
     let on_open_image = Rc::new(on_open_image);