diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerView.ts
index 85f54821f5e9af3908b0038a9e0514b7a0743283..3645830b320ce74320f91ad06fbd1cac1e1072fc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/views/explorerView.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export class ExplorerView extends ViewletPanel {
 				keyboardNavigationLabelProvider: {
 					getKeyboardNavigationLabel: stat => stat.name
 				},
+				multipleSelectionSupport: true,
 				filter: this.filter,
 				sorter: this.instantiationService.createInstance(FileSorter)
 			}, this.contextKeyService, this.listService, this.themeService, this.configurationService, this.keybindingService);