diff --git a/src/AutoRecoveryDialog.cpp b/src/AutoRecoveryDialog.cpp
index 094c82ac5..3dbd41e64 100644
--- a/src/AutoRecoveryDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/AutoRecoveryDialog.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ void AutoRecoveryDialog::PopulateList()
          mFiles.push_back(fn.GetFullPath());
          mFileList->InsertItem(item, wxT(""));
          mFileList->SetItem(item, 1, fn.GetName());
+         mFileList->CheckItem(item, true);
          item++;
       }
    }