diff --git a/src/Notepad3.c b/src/Notepad3.c
index eba116d3f..0d143d178 100644
--- a/src/Notepad3.c
+++ b/src/Notepad3.c
@@ -10096,7 +10096,7 @@ bool FileSave(bool bSaveAlways, bool bAsk, bool bSaveAs, bool bSaveCopy, bool bP
       cpi_enc_t iCurrEnc = Encoding_Current(CPI_GET);
       Encoding_HasChanged(iCurrEnc);
       const DocPos iCaretPos = SciCall_GetCurrentPos();
-      const DocPos iAnchorPos = SciCall_GetAnchor();
+      const DocPos iAnchorPos = Sci_IsMultiOrRectangleSelection() ? -1 : SciCall_GetAnchor();
       WCHAR wchBookMarks[MRU_BMRK_SIZE] = { L'\0' };
       EditGetBookmarkList(Globals.hwndEdit, wchBookMarks, COUNTOF(wchBookMarks));
       MRU_AddFile(Globals.pFileMRU, Globals.CurrentFile, Flags.RelativeFileMRU, Flags.PortableMyDocs, iCurrEnc, iCaretPos, iAnchorPos, wchBookMarks);