diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 63b44600e..544ee6ce6 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -443,9 +443,11 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
       // Basic Edit coomands
       /* i18n-hint: (verb)*/
       c->AddItem(wxT("Cut"), _("Cu&t"), FN(OnCut), wxT("Ctrl+X"),
-         AudioIONotBusyFlag | CutCopyAvailableFlag,
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag | CutCopyAvailableFlag | NoAutoSelect,
          AudioIONotBusyFlag | CutCopyAvailableFlag);
-      c->AddItem(wxT("Delete"), _("&Delete"), FN(OnDelete), wxT("Ctrl+K"));
+      c->AddItem(wxT("Delete"), _("&Delete"), FN(OnDelete), wxT("Ctrl+K"),
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag | NoAutoSelect,
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag );
       /* i18n-hint: (verb)*/
       c->AddItem(wxT("Copy"), _("&Copy"), FN(OnCopy), wxT("Ctrl+C"),
          AudioIONotBusyFlag | CutCopyAvailableFlag,
@@ -1313,11 +1315,11 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
       c->BeginSubMenu("&Edit");
 
       c->AddItem(wxT("DeleteKey"), _("&DeleteKey"), FN(OnDelete), wxT("Backspace"),
-         AudioIONotBusyFlag | TracksSelectedFlag | TimeSelectedFlag,
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag | TracksSelectedFlag | TimeSelectedFlag | NoAutoSelect,
          AudioIONotBusyFlag | TracksSelectedFlag | TimeSelectedFlag);
 
       c->AddItem(wxT("DeleteKey2"), _("DeleteKey&2"), FN(OnDelete), wxT("Delete"),
-         AudioIONotBusyFlag | TracksSelectedFlag | TimeSelectedFlag,
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag | TracksSelectedFlag | TimeSelectedFlag | NoAutoSelect,
          AudioIONotBusyFlag | TracksSelectedFlag | TimeSelectedFlag);
       c->EndSubMenu();
 
diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index 1e4916936..ba3c99b71 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -2327,6 +2327,10 @@ bool AudacityProject::TryToMakeActionAllowed
    if( mWhatIfNoSelection != 1 )
       return false;
 
+   // Some effects disallow autoselection.
+   if( flagsRqd & NoAutoSelect )
+      return false;
+
    // Why is action still not allowed?
    // 0's wherever a required flag is missing (or is don't care)
    MissingFlags = (flags & ~flagsRqd) & mask;
diff --git a/src/commands/CommandFlag.h b/src/commands/CommandFlag.h
index 6dc04c48b..2c59f6b04 100644
--- a/src/commands/CommandFlag.h
+++ b/src/commands/CommandFlag.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum CommandFlag : unsigned long long
    HasWaveDataFlag       = 0x800000000ULL, // jkc
    PlayableTracksExistFlag = 0x1000000000ULL,
    AudioTracksSelectedFlag = 0x2000000000ULL,
+   NoAutoSelect            = 0x4000000000ULL, // jkc
 
    NoFlagsSpecifed        = ~0ULL
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/CommandManager.cpp b/src/commands/CommandManager.cpp
index d14f31ed9..7642e8250 100644
--- a/src/commands/CommandManager.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CommandManager.cpp
@@ -1336,8 +1336,11 @@ bool CommandManager::HandleCommandEntry(const CommandListEntry * entry,
       // NB: The call may have the side effect of changing flags.
       bool allowed = proj->ReportIfActionNotAllowed( 
          NiceName, flags, entry->flags, combinedMask );
+      // If the function was disallowed, it STILL should count as having been
+      // handled (by doing nothing or by telling the user of the problem).
+      // Otherwise we may get other handlers having a go at obeying the command.
       if (!allowed)
-         return false;
+         return true;
    }
 
    (*(entry->callback))(entry->index, evt);