--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/SelectionHandler.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/SelectionHandler.js
@@ -382,16 +382,18 @@ var SelectionHandler = {
     return true;
   },
 
   /*
    * Called to perform a selection operation, given a target element, selection method, starting point etc.
    */
   _performSelection: function sh_performSelection(aOptions) {
     if (aOptions.mode == this.SELECT_AT_POINT) {
+      // Clear any ranges selected outside SelectionHandler, by code such as Find-In-Page.
+      this._contentWindow.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
       return this._domWinUtils.selectAtPoint(aOptions.x, aOptions.y, Ci.nsIDOMWindowUtils.SELECT_WORDNOSPACE);
     }
 
     if (aOptions.mode != this.SELECT_ALL) {
       Cu.reportError("SelectionHandler.js: _performSelection() Invalid selection mode " + aOptions.mode);
       return false;
     }