diff --git a/src/filemanager.html b/src/filemanager.html
index f73bd5cbb..a5c233d5f 100644
--- a/src/filemanager.html
+++ b/src/filemanager.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   <!-- https://github.com/data-uri/mimer -->
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/3rdparty/js/mimer.min.js?<%= revision %>"></script>
 
-  <!-- https://github.com/Templarian/ui.bootstrap.contextMenu ui.bootstrap.contextMenu -->
+  <!-- https://github.com/Templarian/ui.bootstrap.contextMenu -->
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/3rdparty/js/contextMenu.js?<%= revision %>"></script>
 
   <!-- WARNING this adds an AMD loader! Make sure script tag includes like mimer are above -->
@@ -348,14 +348,14 @@
               <tr ng-show="entries.length === 0">
                 <td colspan="5" class="text-center">{{ 'filemanager.list.empty' | tr }}</td>
               </tr>
-              <tr ng-repeat="entry in entries | orderBy:sortProperty:sortAsc | orderBy:'isDirectory':true" draggable="true" ng-dragstart="dragStart($event, entry)" ng-drop="drop($event, entry)" context-menu="menuOptions" model="entry" ng-dragleave="dragExit($event, entry)" ng-dragover="dragEnter($event, entry)" ng-class="{ 'entry-hovered': entry.hovered }">
-                <td style="width: 40px" ng-dblclick="open(entry)" class="text-center">
+              <tr ng-repeat="entry in entries | orderBy:sortProperty:sortAsc | orderBy:'isDirectory':true" draggable="true" ng-dragstart="dragStart($event, entry)" ng-drop="drop($event, entry)" context-menu="menuOptions" model="entry" ng-dragleave="dragExit($event, entry)" ng-dragover="dragEnter($event, entry)" ng-class="{ 'entry-hovered': entry.hovered, 'entry-selected': selected.indexOf(entry) !== -1 }">
+                <td style="width: 40px" ng-mousedown="select($event, entry)" ng-dblclick="open(entry)" class="text-center">
                   <i class="fas fa-lg {{ entry.icon }}" ng-class="{ 'text-primary': entry.isDirectory }"></i>
                 </td>
-                <td class="elide-table-cell" ng-dblclick="open(entry)">{{ entry.fileName }}<span ng-show="entry.isSymbolicLink" class="text-muted" style="margin-left: 20px;">{{ 'filemanager.list.symlink' | tr:{ target: entry.target } }}</span></td>
-                <td style="width: 80px" class="elide-table-cell" ng-dblclick="open(entry)" uib-tooltip="{{ entry.mtime | prettyLongDate }}" tooltip-append-to-body="true">{{ entry.mtime | prettyDate }}</td>
-                <td style="width: 80px" class="elide-table-cell" ng-dblclick="open(entry)">{{ entry.size | prettyByteSize }}</td>
-                <td style="width:100px" class="elide-table-cell" ng-dblclick="open(entry)">{{ entry.uid | prettyOwner }}</td>
+                <td class="elide-table-cell" ng-mousedown="select($event, entry)" ng-dblclick="open(entry)">{{ entry.fileName }}<span ng-show="entry.isSymbolicLink" class="text-muted" style="margin-left: 20px;">{{ 'filemanager.list.symlink' | tr:{ target: entry.target } }}</span></td>
+                <td style="width: 80px" class="elide-table-cell" ng-mousedown="select($event, entry)" ng-dblclick="open(entry)" uib-tooltip="{{ entry.mtime | prettyLongDate }}" tooltip-append-to-body="true">{{ entry.mtime | prettyDate }}</td>
+                <td style="width: 80px" class="elide-table-cell" ng-mousedown="select($event, entry)" ng-dblclick="open(entry)">{{ entry.size | prettyByteSize }}</td>
+                <td style="width:100px" class="elide-table-cell" ng-mousedown="select($event, entry)" ng-dblclick="open(entry)">{{ entry.uid | prettyOwner }}</td>
                 <td style="width: 40px" class="text-right no-wrap" style="vertical-align: bottom">
                   <button class="btn btn-xs btn-link" context-menu="menuOptions" model="entry" context-menu-on="click"><i class="fas fa-bars"></i></button>
                 </td>
diff --git a/src/js/filemanager.js b/src/js/filemanager.js
index 484ab2ee9..567d91567 100644
--- a/src/js/filemanager.js
+++ b/src/js/filemanager.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ app.controller('FileManagerController', ['$scope', '$translate', '$timeout', 'Cl
     $scope.rootDirLabel = '';
     $scope.title = '';
     $scope.entries = [];
+    $scope.selected = [];
     $scope.dropToBody = false;
     $scope.sortAsc = true;
     $scope.sortProperty = 'fileName';
@@ -305,6 +306,30 @@ app.controller('FileManagerController', ['$scope', '$translate', '$timeout', 'Cl
         }
     };
 
+    $scope.select = function ($event, entry) {
+
+        var i = $scope.selected.indexOf(entry);
+        var multi = ($event.ctrlKey || $event.metaKey);
+
+        if ($event.button === 0) {
+            // left click
+
+            if (multi) {
+                if (i === -1) $scope.selected.push(entry);
+                else $scope.selected.splice(i, 1);
+            } else {
+                $scope.selected = [ entry ];
+            }
+        } else if ($event.button === 2) {
+            // right click
+
+            if (i === -1) {
+                if (multi) $scope.selected.push(entry);
+                else $scope.selected = [ entry ];
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     $scope.goDirectoryUp = function () {
         $scope.changeDirectory($scope.cwd + '/..');
     };
@@ -794,6 +819,7 @@ app.controller('FileManagerController', ['$scope', '$translate', '$timeout', 'Cl
         $scope.menuOptions = [
             {
                 text: tr['filemanager.list.menu.rename'],
+                enabled: function () { return $scope.selected.length === 1; },
                 click: function ($itemScope, $event, entry) { $scope.renameEntry.show(entry); }
             }, {
                 text: tr['filemanager.list.menu.chown'],
diff --git a/src/theme.scss b/src/theme.scss
index e977227e5..8dd37d015 100644
--- a/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src/theme.scss
@@ -1825,6 +1825,11 @@ tag-input {
         border: none !important;
     }
 
+    .entry-selected {
+        background-color: lighten($brand-primary, 15) !important;
+        color: white !important;
+    }
+
     .card {
         height: calc(100% - 20px);
         display: flex;