diff --git a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
index 3b315725d..d8eb7a744 100644
--- a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ describe "Editor", ->
         expect(editor.find('.line.cursor-line').length).toBe 1
         expect(editor.find('.line.cursor-line').text()).toBe buffer.lineForRow(1)
 
-      fit "when a newline is deleted with backspace, the line of the new cursor position is highlighted (regression)", ->
+      it "when a newline is deleted with backspace, the line of the new cursor position is highlighted", ->
         editor.setCursorScreenPosition([1,0])
         editor.backspace()
         expect(editor.find('.line.cursor-line').length).toBe 1
diff --git a/src/app/editor.coffee b/src/app/editor.coffee
index 840e5c22f..39ec9190e 100644
--- a/src/app/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/app/editor.coffee
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ class Editor extends View
         @gutter.addClass('drop-shadow')
 
     @on 'cursor-move', => @highlightCursorLine()
+    @on 'editor-selection-change', => @highlightCursorLine()
 
   selectOnMousemoveUntilMouseup: ->
     moveHandler = (e) => @selectToScreenPosition(@screenPositionFromMouseEvent(e))