diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index ee501da679..e485b6f363 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -11834,6 +11834,7 @@ impl Editor {
         fn select_next_match_ranges(
             this: &mut Editor,
             range: Range<usize>,
+            reversed: bool,
             replace_newest: bool,
             auto_scroll: Option<Autoscroll>,
             window: &mut Window,
@@ -11844,7 +11845,11 @@ impl Editor {
                 if replace_newest {
                     s.delete(s.newest_anchor().id);
                 }
-                s.insert_range(range.clone());
+                if reversed {
+                    s.insert_range(range.end..range.start);
+                } else {
+                    s.insert_range(range);
+                }
             });
         }
 
@@ -11895,6 +11900,7 @@ impl Editor {
                     select_next_match_ranges(
                         self,
                         next_selected_range,
+                        last_selection.reversed,
                         replace_newest,
                         autoscroll,
                         window,
@@ -11953,6 +11959,7 @@ impl Editor {
                     select_next_match_ranges(
                         self,
                         selection.start..selection.end,
+                        selection.reversed,
                         replace_newest,
                         autoscroll,
                         window,
@@ -12120,7 +12127,11 @@ impl Editor {
                         if action.replace_newest {
                             s.delete(s.newest_anchor().id);
                         }
-                        s.insert_range(next_selected_range);
+                        if last_selection.reversed {
+                            s.insert_range(next_selected_range.end..next_selected_range.start);
+                        } else {
+                            s.insert_range(next_selected_range);
+                        }
                     });
                 } else {
                     select_prev_state.done = true;
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
index b2bb08b72f..6de271a85c 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
@@ -5825,6 +5825,13 @@ async fn test_select_next(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_next(&SelectNext::default(), window, cx))
         .unwrap();
     cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«abcˇ» «abcˇ»\ndefabc\n«abcˇ»");
+
+    // Test selection direction should be preserved
+    cx.set_state("abc\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\nabc");
+
+    cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_next(&SelectNext::default(), window, cx))
+        .unwrap();
+    cx.assert_editor_state("abc\n«ˇabc» «ˇabc»\ndefabc\nabc");
 }
 
 #[gpui::test]
@@ -6011,6 +6018,25 @@ let «fooˇ» = 2;
 let foo = 2;
 let foo = «2ˇ»;"#,
     );
+
+    // Test last selection direction should be preserved
+    cx.set_state(
+        r#"let foo = 2;
+let foo = 2;
+let «fooˇ» = 2;
+let «ˇfoo» = 2;
+let foo = 2;"#,
+    );
+
+    cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_next(&SelectNext::default(), window, cx))
+        .unwrap();
+    cx.assert_editor_state(
+        r#"let foo = 2;
+let foo = 2;
+let «fooˇ» = 2;
+let «ˇfoo» = 2;
+let «ˇfoo» = 2;"#,
+    );
 }
 
 #[gpui::test]
@@ -6138,25 +6164,26 @@ async fn test_select_previous_with_single_selection(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
 
     cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_previous(&SelectPrevious::default(), window, cx))
         .unwrap();
-    cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\nabc");
+    // selection direction is preserved
+    cx.assert_editor_state("«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\nabc");
 
     cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_previous(&SelectPrevious::default(), window, cx))
         .unwrap();
-    cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\n«abcˇ»");
+    cx.assert_editor_state("«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\n«ˇabc»");
 
     cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| editor.undo_selection(&UndoSelection, window, cx));
-    cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\nabc");
+    cx.assert_editor_state("«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\nabc");
 
     cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| editor.redo_selection(&RedoSelection, window, cx));
-    cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\n«abcˇ»");
+    cx.assert_editor_state("«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndefabc\n«ˇabc»");
 
     cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_previous(&SelectPrevious::default(), window, cx))
         .unwrap();
-    cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndef«abcˇ»\n«abcˇ»");
+    cx.assert_editor_state("«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc» abc\ndef«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc»");
 
     cx.update_editor(|e, window, cx| e.select_previous(&SelectPrevious::default(), window, cx))
         .unwrap();
-    cx.assert_editor_state("«abcˇ»\n«ˇabc» «abcˇ»\ndef«abcˇ»\n«abcˇ»");
+    cx.assert_editor_state("«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc» «ˇabc»\ndef«ˇabc»\n«ˇabc»");
 }
 
 #[gpui::test]