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diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
index 904e3ce..1352fe9 100644
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
@@ -1426,7 +1426,12 @@ public class SeqPanel extends Panel implements MouseMotionListener,
     if (stretchGroup == null || !stretchGroup.contains(sequence, res))
     {
       stretchGroup = av.getAlignment().findGroup(sequence, res);
-      av.setSelectionGroup(stretchGroup);
+      if (stretchGroup != null)
+      {
+        // only update the current selection if the popup menu has a group to
+        // focus on
+        av.setSelectionGroup(stretchGroup);
+      }
     }
 
     // DETECT RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON IN AWT