diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
index f09b093513a7f72e53d26274114f225c088d983c..956a7d9fd52c1b899abaeff337db46a0a8664cb9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ export class ExplorerView extends ViewletPane {
 
 		for (const stat of this.tree.getSelection()) {
 			const controller = this.renderer.getCompressedNavigationController(stat);
+			if (controller && focusedStat && controller === this.compressedNavigationController && stat !== focusedStat) {
+				// Ignore stats which are selected but are part of the same compact node as the focused stat
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (controller) {
 				selectedStats.push(...controller.items);
 			} else {