diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 0efb48273..e53b657b3 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -1273,9 +1273,9 @@
 				print "<td class=\"headlineActions\">
 					Select: 
 								<a href=\"javascript:selectTableRowsByIdPrefix('headlinesList', 
-									'RROW-', 'RCHK-', true)\">All</a>,
+									'RROW-', 'RCHK-', true, '', true)\">All</a>,
 								<a href=\"javascript:selectTableRowsByIdPrefix('headlinesList', 
-									'RROW-', 'RCHK-', true, 'Unread')\">Unread</a>,
+									'RROW-', 'RCHK-', true, 'Unread', true)\">Unread</a>,
 								<a href=\"javascript:selectTableRowsByIdPrefix('headlinesList', 
 									'RROW-', 'RCHK-', false)\">None</a>
 						&nbsp;&nbsp;
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index e408fb8d7..b75da2bd2 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ function selectTableRowById(elem_id, check_id, do_select) {
 }
 
 function selectTableRowsByIdPrefix(content_id, prefix, check_prefix, do_select, 
-	classcheck) {
+	classcheck, reset_others) {
 
 	var content = document.getElementById(content_id);
 
@@ -571,14 +571,18 @@ function selectTableRowsByIdPrefix(content_id, prefix, check_prefix, do_select,
 	
 			if (content.rows[i].id.match(prefix)) {
 				selectTableRow(content.rows[i], do_select);
-			}
+			
+				var row_id = content.rows[i].id.replace(prefix, "");
+				var check = document.getElementById(check_prefix + row_id);
 
-			var row_id = content.rows[i].id.replace(prefix, "");
-			var check = document.getElementById(check_prefix + row_id);
-
-			if (check) {
-				check.checked = do_select;
+				if (check) {
+					check.checked = do_select;
+				}
+			} else if (reset_others) {
+				selectTableRow(content.rows[i], false);
 			}
+		} else if (reset_others) {
+			selectTableRow(content.rows[i], false);
 		}
 	}
 }