diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
index 2cfff88c5..cf0a6fad1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, var dirs: MutableList<Direc
     fun updateDirs(newDirs: ArrayList<Directory>) {
         dirs = newDirs
         notifyDataSetChanged()
+        actMode?.finish()
     }
 
     fun updateTextColor(textColor: Int) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
index 0096275ce..50a03e7ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class MediaAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, var media: MutableList<Medium>,
     fun updateMedia(newMedia: ArrayList<Medium>) {
         media = newMedia
         notifyDataSetChanged()
+        actMode?.finish()
     }
 
     fun updateDisplayFilenames(display: Boolean) {