diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index fea53e5d0f1a7..861a46d9936fb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -6628,6 +6628,8 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
 
         if (start == end) {
             if (start >= prevStart && start < prevEnd) {
+                // Restore previous selection
+                Selection.setSelection((Spannable)mText, prevStart, prevEnd);
                 // Tapping inside the selection displays the cut/copy/paste context menu.
                 showContextMenu();
                 return;