diff --git a/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift b/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
index 8e81933c09..f313c1ce57 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
@@ -171,8 +171,13 @@ class ContentTextView: LinkTextView {
         }
     }
     
-    // only handles link taps via the gesture recognizer which is used when selection is disabled
     @objc func textTapped(_ recognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
+        // if there currently is a selection, deselct it on single-tap
+        if selectedRange.length > 0 {
+            // location doesn't matter since we are non-editable and the cursor isn't visible
+            selectedRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: 0)
+        }
+        
         let location = recognizer.location(in: self)
         if let (link, range) = getLinkAtPoint(location) {
             let text = (self.text as NSString).substring(with: range)