diff --git a/classesLib.pas b/classesLib.pas
index d50d5b3..7b66115 100644
--- a/classesLib.pas
+++ b/classesLib.pas
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ type
     constructor create;
     destructor Destroy; override;
     function addFile(src:string; dst:string=''; data:Tobject=NIL):boolean; virtual;
+    function contains(src:string):boolean;
     function count():integer;
     procedure reset(); virtual;
     property totalSize:int64 read getTotal;
@@ -524,6 +525,16 @@ if cachedTotal < 0 then calculate();
 result:=cachedTotal;
 end; // getTotal
 
+function TarchiveStream.contains(src:string):boolean;
+var
+  i: integer;
+begin
+for i:=0 to Length(flist)-1 do
+  if flist[i].src = src then
+    exit(TRUE);
+result:=FALSE;
+end;
+
 function TarchiveStream.addFile(src:string; dst:string=''; data:Tobject=NIL):boolean;
 
   function getMtime(fh:Thandle):int64;
diff --git a/main.pas b/main.pas
index bc73f4f..37e45ce 100644
--- a/main.pas
+++ b/main.pas
@@ -5024,6 +5024,14 @@ var
     tar: TtarStream;
     nofolders, selection, itsAsearch: boolean;
 
+    procedure addToTar(src,dst:string);
+    var
+      i: integer;
+    begin
+    if not selection or not tar.contains(src) then
+      tar.addFile(src, dst);
+    end;
+
     procedure addFolder(f:Tfile; ignoreConnFilters:boolean=FALSE);
     var
       i, ofs: integer;
@@ -5058,7 +5066,7 @@ var
         else
           s:=fi.pathTill(f.parent); // we want the path to include also f, so stop at f.parent
 
-        tar.addFile(fi.resource, s);
+        addToTar(fi.resource, s);
         end
     finally listing.free end;
     end; // addFolder
@@ -5093,7 +5101,7 @@ var
             t:=substr(s, lastDelimiter('\/', s)+1)
           else
             t:=s;
-          tar.addFile(ft.resource, t);
+          addToTar(ft.resource, t);
         finally freeIfTemp(ft) end;
         end;
     end; // addSelection