diff --git a/src/main/java/org/janelia/saalfeldlab/paintera/ui/source/mesh/SegmentMeshExporterDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/janelia/saalfeldlab/paintera/ui/source/mesh/SegmentMeshExporterDialog.java
index 3b4915bcc..5740906f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/janelia/saalfeldlab/paintera/ui/source/mesh/SegmentMeshExporterDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/janelia/saalfeldlab/paintera/ui/source/mesh/SegmentMeshExporterDialog.java
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ private void createMultiIdsDialog(final ObservableList<Long> ids) {
 		int row = createCommonDialog(contents);
 
 		checkListView.setItems(ids);
-		checkListView.prefHeightProperty()
-				.bind(Bindings.size(checkListView.itemsProperty().get()).multiply(LIST_CELL_HEIGHT));
+		checkListView.getSelectionModel().selectAll();
+		selectAll.setSelected(true);
+		checkListView.prefHeightProperty().bind(Bindings.size(checkListView.itemsProperty().get()).multiply(LIST_CELL_HEIGHT));
 
 		final Button button = new Button("Browse");
 		button.setOnAction(event -> {