Selection brush tool usage on the same area causes deselection

Question

This issue is on Photoshop 27.7 and Photoshop (Beta) as well. I’m using a macbook with macOS 26.

Whenever I use selection brush tool to select a part of an image, then if I use it again and it intersects with the selection i had previously created, that intersected part gets de-selected for some reason even though the “ADD” function is on. This problem should be fixed and it’s been a nuisance for a long time now.

As you can see, the “ADD” function is on, and the place where the pink lines intersect get de-selected.

Sameer K · Answer

Hey, @jakael3. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more info to help you figure this out.

I just tried this and couldn’t reproduce it; Photoshop behaved normally.

In this case, you can start by resetting the Selection Brush Tool. Right-click the Tool icon in the Toolbar menu, then select Reset Tool.

Thanks!
Sameer K

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