diff --git a/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee
index 4e7444e08..ea4ecd7d2 100644
--- a/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/command-interpreter-spec.coffee
@@ -56,14 +56,24 @@ describe "CommandInterpreter", ->
         expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[0,0], [2,2]]
 
     describe "/regex/", ->
+      beforeEach ->
+        editor.clearSelections()
+
       it 'selects text matching regex after current selection', ->
-        editor.getSelection().setBufferRange([[4,16], [4,20]])
+        editor.setSelectionBufferRange([[4,16], [4,20]])
         interpreter.eval(editor, '/pivot/')
-        expect(editor.getSelections().length).toBe 1
         expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,16], [6,21]]
 
       it 'does not require the trailing slash', ->
-        editor.getSelection().setBufferRange([[4,16], [4,20]])
+        editor.setSelectionBufferRange([[4,16], [4,20]])
+        interpreter.eval(editor, '/pivot')
+        expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,16], [6,21]]
+
+      it "searches from the end of the selection furthest forward in the buffer", ->
+        editor.clearSelections()
+        editor.setSelectionBufferRange([[4,16], [4,20]])
+        editor.addSelectionForBufferRange([[1,16], [2,20]])
+        expect(editor.getSelections().length).toBe 2
         interpreter.eval(editor, '/pivot')
         expect(editor.getSelections().length).toBe 1
         expect(editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()).toEqual [[6,16], [6,21]]
diff --git a/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee b/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee
index a98a890cc..441a7893a 100644
--- a/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/command-interpreter/regex-address.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class RegexAddress extends Address
     @regex = new RegExp(pattern)
 
   getRange: (editor) ->
-    selectedRange = editor.getSelection().getBufferRange()
+    selectedRange = editor.getLastSelectionInBuffer().getBufferRange()
     rangeToSearch = new Range(selectedRange.end, editor.getEofPosition())
 
     rangeToReturn = selectedRange
diff --git a/src/atom/composite-selection.coffee b/src/atom/composite-selection.coffee
index d52cbf6e9..c3ecf983b 100644
--- a/src/atom/composite-selection.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/composite-selection.coffee
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class CompositeSeleciton
 
   getSelections: -> new Array(@selections...)
 
+  getLastSelectionInBuffer: ->
+    _.last(@getSelections().sort (a, b) ->
+      aRange = a.getBufferRange()
+      bRange = b.getBufferRange()
+      aRange.end.compare(bRange.end))
+
   clearSelections: ->
     for selection in @getSelections()[1..]
       selection.cursor.remove()
diff --git a/src/atom/editor.coffee b/src/atom/editor.coffee
index defb44def..ac3460f8e 100644
--- a/src/atom/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/editor.coffee
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ class Editor extends View
 
   getSelection: (index) -> @compositeSelection.getSelection(index)
   getSelections: -> @compositeSelection.getSelections()
+  getLastSelectionInBuffer: -> @compositeSelection.getLastSelectionInBuffer()
   getSelectedText: -> @compositeSelection.getSelection().getText()
   setSelectionBufferRange: (bufferRange, options) -> @compositeSelection.setBufferRange(bufferRange, options)
   addSelectionForBufferRange: (bufferRange, options) -> @compositeSelection.addSelectionForBufferRange(bufferRange, options)