diff --git a/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js b/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js
index fff596b4..80a9e0dd 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/auto-type/auto-type-select-view.js
@@ -177,10 +177,18 @@ class AutoTypeSelectView extends View {
 
     backSpacePressed() {
         if (this.model.filter.text) {
-            this.model.filter.text = this.model.filter.text.substr(
-                0,
-                this.model.filter.text.length - 1
-            );
+            const input = this.el.querySelector('.at-select__header-filter-input');
+            if (input.selectionStart < input.selectionEnd) {
+                this.model.filter.text =
+                    this.model.filter.text.substr(0, input.selectionStart) +
+                    this.model.filter.text.substr(input.selectionEnd);
+                input.selectionStart = input.selectionEnd = 0;
+            } else {
+                this.model.filter.text = this.model.filter.text.substr(
+                    0,
+                    this.model.filter.text.length - 1
+                );
+            }
             this.render();
         }
     }
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 35952f58..034709ab 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Release notes
 -------------
 ##### v1.17.2 (TBD)
 `-` fixed crashes in the USB module on Windows  
+`-` fix #1745: deleting selected text in auto-type selector  
 
 ##### v1.17.1 (2021-03-10)
 `-` fix #1735: issue with auto-typing some characters on Windows