diff --git a/Frameworks/DocumentWindow/src/DocumentController.mm b/Frameworks/DocumentWindow/src/DocumentController.mm
index 4e8d4635..b80c7e49 100644
--- a/Frameworks/DocumentWindow/src/DocumentController.mm
+++ b/Frameworks/DocumentWindow/src/DocumentController.mm
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 namespace find_tags { enum { in_document = 1, in_selection, in_project, in_folder }; } // From AppController.h
 
+static NSString* const kUserDefaultsFindInSelectionByDefault = @"findInSelectionByDefault";
 static NSString* const OakDocumentPboardType = @"OakDocumentPboardType"; // drag’n’drop of tabs
 static BOOL IsInShouldTerminateEventLoop = NO;
 
@@ -1782,7 +1783,7 @@ namespace
 	find.projectIdentifier  = self.identifier;
 
 	NSInteger mode = [sender respondsToSelector:@selector(tag)] ? [sender tag] : find_tags::in_document;
-	if(mode == find_tags::in_document && [self.window isKeyWindow] && self.textView.hasMultiLineSelection)
+	if(mode == find_tags::in_document && [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:kUserDefaultsFindInSelectionByDefault] && [self.window isKeyWindow] && self.textView.hasMultiLineSelection)
 		mode = find_tags::in_selection;
 
 	switch(mode)