diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
index e8291accd..388584073 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs
@@ -1426,7 +1426,13 @@ fn insert(app: &mut SheetApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     let __k = big_button(ui, Icon::Chart, "Recommended\nCharts", "Recommended Charts", false);
     control_keytip(app, ui, &__k, "insert.recommendedCharts");
     if __k.clicked() {
-        act(app, "insert.recommendedCharts", json!({}));
+        match app.run("insert.recommendedCharts", json!({})) {
+            // The new chart is selected, as after inserting any other object (see insert.chart
+            // in dialogs.rs) — otherwise the prior cell/range selection is left in place, and
+            // Del right after inserting deletes the source data instead of the chart.
+            Ok(r) => app.selected_chart = r.get("chart").and_then(serde_json::Value::as_u64).and_then(|id| u32::try_from(id).ok()),
+            Err(e) => app.message = Some(("GridCraft".into(), crate::clean_error(&e))),
+        }
     }
     ui.vertical(|ui| {
         ui.horizontal(|ui| {