diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index b17387a52..1904494f1 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -2551,7 +2551,17 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
 
         addLink: addLink,
         removeLink: removeLink,
-
+        getNodeLinks: function(id, portType) {
+            if (nodeLinks[id]) {
+                if (portType === 1) {
+                    // Return cloned arrays so they can be safely modified by caller
+                    return [].concat(nodeLinks[id].in)
+                } else {
+                    return [].concat(nodeLinks[id].out)
+                }
+            }
+            return [];
+        },
         addWorkspace: addWorkspace,
         removeWorkspace: removeWorkspace,
         getWorkspaceOrder: function() { return workspacesOrder },
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index 776bb0962..653dea0a4 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     if (!setIds.has(node.id)) {
                         set.push({n:node});
                         setIds.add(node.id);
+                        var links = RED.nodes.getNodeLinks(node.id,PORT_TYPE_INPUT).concat(RED.nodes.getNodeLinks(node.id,PORT_TYPE_OUTPUT))
+                        for (var i=0,l=links.length;i<l;i++) {
+                            var link = links[i]
+                            if (link.source === node && setIds.has(link.target.id) ||
+                                link.target === node && setIds.has(link.source.id)) {
+                                selectedLinks.add(link)
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             },
@@ -144,6 +152,10 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    var links = RED.nodes.getNodeLinks(node.id,PORT_TYPE_INPUT).concat(RED.nodes.getNodeLinks(node.id,PORT_TYPE_OUTPUT))
+                    for (var i=0,l=links.length;i<l;i++) {
+                        selectedLinks.remove(links[i]);
+                    }
                 }
             },
             clear: function() {
@@ -1896,6 +1908,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SELECTING_NODE && selectNodesOptions.single) {
             return;
         }
+        selectedLinks.clear();
 
         if (activeGroup) {
             var ag = activeGroup;
@@ -1967,7 +1980,6 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 }
             }
         }
-        selectedLinks.clear();
         if (mouse_mode !== RED.state.SELECTING_NODE) {
             updateSelection();
         }
@@ -3234,7 +3246,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             //     }
             // } else
             if (d3.event.shiftKey) {
-                clearSelection();
+                if (!(d3.event.ctrlKey||d3.event.metaKey)) {
+                    clearSelection();
+                }
                 var clickPosition = (d3.event.offsetX/scaleFactor - mousedown_node.x)
                 var edgeDelta = (mousedown_node.w/2) - Math.abs(clickPosition);
                 var cnodes;
@@ -3262,7 +3276,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 mousedown_node.selected = true;
                 movingSet.add(mousedown_node);
             }
-            selectedLinks.clear();
+            // selectedLinks.clear();
             if (d3.event.button != 2) {
                 mouse_mode = RED.state.MOVING;
                 var mouse = d3.touches(this)[0]||d3.mouse(this);
@@ -3390,7 +3404,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         }
         mousedown_link = d;
 
-        if (selectedLinks.length() === 0 || !(d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey)) {
+        if (!(d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey)) {
             clearSelection();
         }
         if (d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey) {
@@ -3408,7 +3422,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         redraw();
         focusView();
         d3.event.stopPropagation();
-        if (!mousedown_link.link && selectedLinks.length() === 1 && selectedLinks.has(mousedown_link) && (d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey)) {
+        if (!mousedown_link.link && movingSet.length() === 0 && selectedLinks.length() === 1 && selectedLinks.has(mousedown_link) && (d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey)) {
             d3.select(this).classed("red-ui-flow-link-splice",true);
             var point = d3.mouse(this);
             var clickedGroup = getGroupAt(point[0],point[1]);