diff --git a/autotests/kselectionproxymodeltest.cpp b/autotests/kselectionproxymodeltest.cpp
index b029964..77ca5e1 100644
--- a/autotests/kselectionproxymodeltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kselectionproxymodeltest.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
   void columnCountShouldBeStable();
   void selectOnSourceReset();
   void selectionMapping();
+  void removeSelected();
 
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 5, 0)
   void selectionModelModelChange();
@@ -169,6 +170,27 @@ void KSelectionProxyModelTest::selectionModelModelChange()
   QCOMPARE(proxy.rowCount(), 1);
   QCOMPARE(proxy.index(0, 0).data().toString(), numbers.at(0));
 }
+
+void KSelectionProxyModelTest::removeSelected()
+{
+    QStringListModel strings(days);
+    QItemSelectionModel selectionModel;
+    KSelectionProxyModel proxy(&selectionModel);
+    proxy.setFilterBehavior(KSelectionProxyModel::ExactSelection);
+
+    proxy.setSourceModel(&strings);
+    selectionModel.setModel(&strings);
+
+    QSignalSpy beforeSpy(&proxy, SIGNAL(rowsAboutToBeRemoved(QModelIndex,int,int)));
+    QSignalSpy afterSpy(&proxy, SIGNAL(rowsRemoved(QModelIndex,int,int)));
+
+
+    selectionModel.select(strings.index(0, 0), QItemSelectionModel::Select);
+    strings.removeRow(0);
+
+    QCOMPARE(beforeSpy.count(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(afterSpy.count(), 1);
+}
 #endif
 
 void KSelectionProxyModelTest::selectionMapping()
diff --git a/src/kselectionproxymodel.cpp b/src/kselectionproxymodel.cpp
index a542a17..5169cec 100644
--- a/src/kselectionproxymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kselectionproxymodel.cpp
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ void KSelectionProxyModelPrivate::sourceRowsRemoved(const QModelIndex &parent, i
 
     Q_ASSERT(parent.isValid() ? parent.model() == q->sourceModel() : true);
 
-    if (!m_selectionModel || !m_selectionModel->hasSelection()) {
+    if (!m_selectionModel) {
         return;
     }