diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs
index 10c7c16488..95ee73be4e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs
@@ -5751,6 +5751,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 return true;
             }
             // Unselect everything except the row that was clicked on
+            _noSelectionChangeCount++;
             try
             {
                 UpdateSelectionAndCurrency(columnIndex, slot, DataGridSelectionAction.SelectCurrent, scrollIntoView: false);