diff --git a/app/portainer/components/datatables/genericDatatableController.js b/app/portainer/components/datatables/genericDatatableController.js
index 21ccf17e9..62f4c960a 100644
--- a/app/portainer/components/datatables/genericDatatableController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/components/datatables/genericDatatableController.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ angular.module('portainer.app').controller('GenericDatatableController', [
         });
         this.state.firstClickedItem = item;
       } else if (event) {
+        item.Checked = true;
         this.state.firstClickedItem = item;
       }
       this.state.selectedItems = this.state.filteredDataSet.filter((i) => i.Checked);