diff --git a/src/ViewModels/FileHistories.cs b/src/ViewModels/FileHistories.cs
index 37e6c8b1..5ebbf6a6 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/FileHistories.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/FileHistories.cs
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 {
                     IsLoading = false;
                     Commits = commits;
+                    if (Commits.Count > 0)
+                        SelectedCommits.Add(Commits[0]);
                 });
             });