diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
index 7433d0599f..f30c4b91e2 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -3496,6 +3496,10 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
                             // Stop propagation to prevent the catch-all context menu for the project
                             // panel from being deployed.
                             cx.stop_propagation();
+                            // Some context menu actions apply to all marked entries. If the user
+                            // right-clicks on an entry that is not marked, they may not realize the
+                            // action applies to multiple entries. To avoid inadvertent changes, all
+                            // entries are unmarked.
                             if !this.marked_entries.contains(&selection) {
                                 this.marked_entries.clear();
                             }