diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
index a39972dfa..78195c695 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
@@ -796,12 +796,12 @@ Zotero.ItemTreeView.prototype.notify = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (actio
 		// Otherwise re-run the quick search, which refreshes the item list
 		else
 		{
-			// For item adds, clear the quicksearch, unless all the new items
-			// are child items
+			// For item adds, clear the quicksearch, unless all the new items have skipSelect or are
+			// child items
 			if (activeWindow && type == 'item') {
 				let clear = false;
 				for (let i=0; i<items.length; i++) {
-					if (items[i].isTopLevelItem()) {
+					if (!extraData[items[i].id].skipSelect && items[i].isTopLevelItem()) {
 						clear = true;
 						break;
 					}
diff --git a/test/tests/itemTreeViewTest.js b/test/tests/itemTreeViewTest.js
index aa06a3d90..d1e776148 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemTreeViewTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemTreeViewTest.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ describe("Zotero.ItemTreeView", function() {
 		zp = win.ZoteroPane;
 		cv = zp.collectionsView;
 		
-		var item = new Zotero.Item('book');
-		existingItemID = yield item.saveTx();
+		var item = yield createDataObject('item', { setTitle: true });
+		existingItemID = item.id;
 	});
 	beforeEach(function* () {
 		yield selectLibrary(win);
@@ -137,6 +137,30 @@ describe("Zotero.ItemTreeView", function() {
 			assert.equal(selected[0], existingItemID);
 		});
 		
+		it("shouldn't clear quicksearch if skipSelect is passed", function* () {
+			var searchString = Zotero.Items.get(existingItemID).getField('title');
+			
+			yield createDataObject('item');
+			
+			var quicksearch = win.document.getElementById('zotero-tb-search');
+			quicksearch.value = searchString;
+			quicksearch.doCommand();
+			yield itemsView._refreshPromise;
+			
+			assert.equal(itemsView.rowCount, 1);
+			
+			// Create item with skipSelect flag
+			var item = new Zotero.Item('book');
+			var ran = Zotero.Utilities.randomString();
+			item.setField('title', ran);
+			var id = yield item.saveTx({
+				skipSelect: true
+			});
+			
+			assert.equal(itemsView.rowCount, 1);
+			assert.equal(quicksearch.value, searchString);
+		});
+		
 		it("shouldn't change selection outside of trash if new trashed item is created with skipSelect", function* () {
 			yield selectLibrary(win);
 			yield waitForItemsLoad(win);