diff --git a/internal/action/command.go b/internal/action/command.go
index 7bbfe131d..d07a2ae85 100644
--- a/internal/action/command.go
+++ b/internal/action/command.go
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ func (h *BufPane) TextFilterCmd(args []string) {
 		InfoBar.Error("usage: textfilter arguments")
 		return
 	}
+
+	keepSelection := h.Buf.Settings["textfiltermode"].(string) == "keep-selection"
+
 	for _, c := range h.Buf.GetCursors() {
 		sel := c.GetSelection()
 		if len(sel) == 0 {
@@ -158,7 +161,17 @@ func (h *BufPane) TextFilterCmd(args []string) {
 			return
 		}
 		c.DeleteSelection()
-		h.Buf.Insert(c.Loc, bout.String())
+		insertStart := c.Loc
+		insertedText := bout.String()
+		h.Buf.Insert(c.Loc, insertedText)
+
+		if keepSelection {
+			charCount := util.CharacterCountInString(insertedText)
+			insertEnd := insertStart.Move(charCount, h.Buf)
+			c.SetSelectionStart(insertStart)
+			c.SetSelectionEnd(insertEnd)
+			c.Loc = insertEnd
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index b7097087a..1a33d477b 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ var optionValidators = map[string]optionValidator{
 	"scrollmargin":    validateNonNegativeValue,
 	"scrollspeed":     validateNonNegativeValue,
 	"tabsize":         validatePositiveValue,
+	"textfiltermode":  validateChoice,
 	"truecolor":       validateChoice,
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ var OptionChoices = map[string][]string{
 	"matchbracestyle": {"underline", "highlight"},
 	"multiopen":       {"tab", "hsplit", "vsplit"},
 	"reload":          {"prompt", "auto", "disabled"},
+	"textfiltermode":  {"drop-selection", "keep-selection"},
 	"truecolor":       {"auto", "on", "off"},
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ var defaultCommonSettings = map[string]any{
 	"tabmovement":     false,
 	"tabsize":         float64(4),
 	"tabstospaces":    false,
+	"textfiltermode":  "drop-selection",
 	"truecolor":       "auto",
 	"useprimary":      true,
 	"wordwrap":        false,