diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
index c6d6b8b16b9..4e8936357eb 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
@@ -3364,6 +3364,9 @@ static int object_add_named_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     ED_view3d_cursor3d_position(C, mval, false, basen->object->loc);
   }
 
+  /* object_add_duplicate_internal() doesn't deselect other objects, unlike object_add_common() or
+   * BKE_view_layer_base_deselect_all(). */
+  ED_object_base_deselect_all(view_layer, NULL, BA_DESELECT);
   ED_object_base_select(basen, BA_SELECT);
   ED_object_base_activate(C, basen);