diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
index 16c303bdc..d92573b4d 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
@@ -459,6 +459,19 @@ fn select_prop(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     Ok(Value::Null)
 }
 
+/// Deselect only the named property, preserving unrelated property, layer, key and
+/// mask-vertex selections. Selected keys also imply selectedProperties in the script API.
+fn deselect_prop(s: &mut Session, params: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    let (_, lid, uid) = prop_ref(s, params, "prop.deselect")?;
+    let mask = s.active_comp().and_then(|c| c.layer(lid)).and_then(|l| path_points(l, uid, l.layer_time(s.time()))).map(|(mask, _)| mask);
+    s.state.selected_props.retain(|(layer, prop)| *layer != lid || *prop != uid);
+    s.state.selected_keys.retain(|key| key.layer != lid || key.prop != uid);
+    if let Some(mask) = mask {
+        s.state.selected_vertices.retain(|v| v.layer != lid || v.mask != mask);
+    }
+    Ok(Value::Null)
+}
+
 /// The mask or shape Path item that `uid` (the group, or its Path property) is, with its number
 /// of points at layer time `lt`.
 fn path_points(l: &Layer, uid: Uid, lt: Tick) -> Option<(Uid, usize)> {
@@ -967,6 +980,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             reset
         ),
         cmd!("prop.select", "Select Property", [], None, "{layer?, path|prop, add?, selectKeys?}", has_layers, select_prop),
+        cmd!("prop.deselect", "Deselect Property", [], None, "{layer?, path|prop}", has_layers, deselect_prop),
         cmd!(
             "prop.convertExpressionToKeyframes",
             "Convert Expression to Keyframes",
diff --git a/crates/script/src/prelude.js b/crates/script/src/prelude.js
index 847e71812..e37cb23f8 100644
--- a/crates/script/src/prelude.js
+++ b/crates/script/src/prelude.js
@@ -581,7 +581,9 @@ PropertyBase.prototype = {
     return false;
   },
   set selected(v) {
-    if (v) __call("prop.select", { comp: this.__layer.__comp, layer: this.__layer.__id, prop: this.__uid, add: true });
+    var ref = { comp: this.__layer.__comp, layer: this.__layer.__id, prop: this.__uid };
+    if (v) __call("prop.select", { comp: ref.comp, layer: ref.layer, prop: ref.prop, add: true });
+    else __call("prop.deselect", ref);
   },
   propertyGroup: function (n) {
     var p = this;
diff --git a/crates/script/src/tests.rs b/crates/script/src/tests.rs
index 3ddf9e654..8e9a5f267 100644
--- a/crates/script/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/script/src/tests.rs
@@ -611,3 +611,32 @@ fn add_solid_keeps_the_requested_pixel_aspect() {
     let bad = run_code(&mut s, r#"app.project.items.addComp("Q", 8, 8, 1, 1, 10).layers.addSolid([1, 1, 1], "Bad", 8, 8, 0)"#, "bad.jsx");
     assert!(bad.error.is_some_and(|e| e.message.contains("pixelAspect")));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn property_selected_false_preserves_other_property_and_key_selections() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let out = ok(
+        &mut s,
+        r#"
+        var c = app.project.items.addComp("Selection", 64, 64, 1, 1, 10);
+        c.openInViewer();
+        var layer = c.layers.addSolid([1, 0, 0], "Layer", 8, 8, 1);
+        var opacity = layer.transform.opacity;
+        var rotation = layer.transform.rotation;
+        rotation.setValueAtTime(0, 0);
+        rotation.setValueAtTime(0.5, 45);
+        app.run("edit.deselectAll", {});
+        rotation.selected = true;
+        opacity.selected = true;
+        var states = [[opacity.selected, rotation.selected]];
+        opacity.selected = false;
+        states.push([opacity.selected, rotation.selected]);
+        opacity.selected = false;
+        states.push([opacity.selected, rotation.selected]);
+        opacity.selected = true;
+        states.push([opacity.selected, rotation.selected]);
+        [states, rotation.selectedKeys.length, c.selectedProperties.length];
+        "#,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(out.result, json!([[[true, true], [false, true], [false, true], [true, true]], 2, 2]));
+}