diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index 6f16f0cf7..1c0d3ad02 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -2132,20 +2132,31 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
         editor.splitSelectionsIntoLines()
         expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRanges()).toEqual [[[0, 0], [0, 3]]]
 
-    describe ".consolidateSelections()", ->
-      it "destroys all selections but the least recent, returning true if any selections were destroyed", ->
-        editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[3, 16], [3, 21]])
-        selection1 = editor.getLastSelection()
+    describe "::consolidateSelections()", ->
+      makeMultipleSelections = ->
+        selection.setBufferRange [[3, 16], [3, 21]]
         selection2 = editor.addSelectionForBufferRange([[3, 25], [3, 34]])
         selection3 = editor.addSelectionForBufferRange([[8, 4], [8, 10]])
+        selection4 = editor.addSelectionForBufferRange([[1, 6], [1, 10]])
+        expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection, selection2, selection3, selection4]
+        [selection, selection2, selection3, selection4]
+
+      it "destroys all selections but the oldest selection and autoscrolls to it, returning true if any selections were destroyed", ->
+        [selection1] = makeMultipleSelections()
+
+        autoscrollEvents = []
+        editor.onDidRequestAutoscroll (event) -> autoscrollEvents.push(event)
 
-        expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection1, selection2, selection3]
         expect(editor.consolidateSelections()).toBeTruthy()
         expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection1]
         expect(selection1.isEmpty()).toBeFalsy()
         expect(editor.consolidateSelections()).toBeFalsy()
         expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection1]
 
+        expect(autoscrollEvents).toEqual([
+          {screenRange: selection1.getScreenRange(), options: {center: true, reversed: false}}
+        ])
+
     describe "when the cursor is moved while there is a selection", ->
       makeSelection = -> selection.setBufferRange [[1, 2], [1, 5]]
 
diff --git a/src/selection.coffee b/src/selection.coffee
index c4046677b..e208ea55a 100644
--- a/src/selection.coffee
+++ b/src/selection.coffee
@@ -810,11 +810,11 @@ class Selection extends Model
       @wordwise = false
       @linewise = false
 
-  autoscroll: ->
+  autoscroll: (options) ->
     if @marker.hasTail()
-      @editor.scrollToScreenRange(@getScreenRange(), reversed: @isReversed())
+      @editor.scrollToScreenRange(@getScreenRange(), Object.assign({reversed: @isReversed()}, options))
     else
-      @cursor.autoscroll()
+      @cursor.autoscroll(options)
 
   clearAutoscroll: ->
 
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index d7fae17b3..5e384fde1 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -2469,6 +2469,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
     selections = @getSelections()
     if selections.length > 1
       selection.destroy() for selection in selections[1...(selections.length)]
+      selections[0].autoscroll(center: true)
       true
     else
       false