diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets/media-widgets.js b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets/media-widgets.js
index 584852a1dd..54862f582b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/widgets/media-widgets.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/widgets/media-widgets.js
@@ -640,14 +640,14 @@ wp.mediaWidgets = ( function( $ ) {
 		 * @returns {void}
 		 */
 		selectMedia: function selectMedia() {
-			var control = this, selection, mediaFrame, defaultSync, mediaFrameProps;
+			var control = this, selection, mediaFrame, defaultSync, mediaFrameProps, selectionModels = [];
 
 			if ( control.isSelected() && 0 !== control.model.get( 'attachment_id' ) ) {
-				selection = new wp.media.model.Selection([ control.selectedAttachment ]);
-			} else {
-				selection = null;
+				selectionModels.push( control.selectedAttachment );
 			}
 
+			selection = new wp.media.model.Selection( selectionModels, { multiple: false } );
+
 			mediaFrameProps = control.mapModelToMediaFrameProps( control.model.toJSON() );
 			if ( mediaFrameProps.size ) {
 				control.displaySettings.set( 'size', mediaFrameProps.size );