diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
index a8320d99b2..54781968b4 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
@@ -4039,15 +4039,19 @@ void QQuickTableViewPrivate::init()
         positionYAnimation.stop();
         if (keyNavigationEnabled)
             q->forceActiveFocus(Qt::MouseFocusReason);
-        if (!q->isInteractive())
-            setCurrentIndexFromTap(tapHandler->point().pressPosition());
+        if (q->isInteractive())
+            return;
+        clearSelection();
+        setCurrentIndexFromTap(tapHandler->point().pressPosition());
     });
 
     QObject::connect(tapHandler, &QQuickTapHandler::tapped, [this, q, tapHandler] {
         if (!pointerNavigationEnabled)
             return;
-        if (q->isInteractive())
-            setCurrentIndexFromTap(tapHandler->point().pressPosition());
+        if (!q->isInteractive())
+            return;
+        clearSelection();
+        setCurrentIndexFromTap(tapHandler->point().pressPosition());
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickselectionrectangle.cpp b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickselectionrectangle.cpp
index 0e38415a06..1730fec8f2 100644
--- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickselectionrectangle.cpp
+++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickselectionrectangle.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ QQuickSelectionRectanglePrivate::QQuickSelectionRectanglePrivate()
     });
 
     QObject::connect(m_tapHandler, &QQuickTapHandler::tapped, [this] {
-        m_selectable->clearSelection();
         updateActiveState(false);
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp b/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp
index 0455a16070..22dbfc08e1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/quick/qquicktableview/tst_qquicktableview.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ private slots:
     void testSelectableStartPosEndPosOutsideView();
     void testSelectableScrollTowardsPos();
     void setCurrentIndexFromSelectionModel();
+    void clearSelectionOnTap();
     void moveCurrentIndexUsingArrowKeys();
     void moveCurrentIndexUsingHomeAndEndKeys();
     void moveCurrentIndexUsingPageUpDownKeys();
@@ -4443,6 +4444,29 @@ void tst_QQuickTableView::setCurrentIndexFromSelectionModel()
     QVERIFY(tableView->itemAtCell(cellAtEnd)->property(kCurrent).toBool());
 }
 
+void tst_QQuickTableView::clearSelectionOnTap()
+{
+    LOAD_TABLEVIEW("tableviewwithselected2.qml");
+
+    TestModel model(40, 40);
+    tableView->setModel(QVariant::fromValue(&model));
+
+    WAIT_UNTIL_POLISHED;
+
+    // Select root item
+    const auto index = tableView->selectionModel()->model()->index(0, 0);
+    tableView->selectionModel()->select(index, QItemSelectionModel::Select);
+    QCOMPARE(tableView->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes().count(), 1);
+
+    // Click on a cell. This should remove the selection
+    const auto item = tableView->itemAtCell(0, 0);
+    QVERIFY(item);
+    QPoint localPos = QPoint(item->width() / 2, item->height() / 2);
+    QPoint pos = item->window()->contentItem()->mapFromItem(item, localPos).toPoint();
+    QTest::mouseClick(item->window(), Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier, pos);
+    QCOMPARE(tableView->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes().count(), 0);
+}
+
 void tst_QQuickTableView::moveCurrentIndexUsingArrowKeys()
 {
     LOAD_TABLEVIEW("tableviewwithselected1.qml");