Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/SelectionListDialog.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/SelectionListDialog.java	(revision 3102)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/SelectionListDialog.java	(revision 3103)
@@ -179,4 +179,7 @@
         DatasetEventManager.getInstance().addDatasetListener(model, FireMode.IN_EDT);
         MapView.addEditLayerChangeListener(actSearch);
+        if (Main.map.mapView.getEditLayer() != null) {
+            model.setJOSMSelection(Main.map.mapView.getEditLayer().data.getSelected());
+        }
     }