diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76754fc1e..a5edbeb38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## <a id="unreleased"></a>[Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Collection: `select all` available as quick action
+
 ## <a id="v1.11.0"></a>[v1.11.0] - 2024-05-01
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/model/selection.dart b/lib/model/selection.dart
index f26d0c4d9..b49ffdc0d 100644
--- a/lib/model/selection.dart
+++ b/lib/model/selection.dart
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ class Selection<T> extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   void addToSelection(Iterable<T> items) {
     if (items.isEmpty) return;
+
+    select();
     _selectedItems.addAll(items);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
   void removeFromSelection(Iterable<T> items) {
     if (items.isEmpty) return;
+
     _selectedItems.removeAll(items);
     notifyListeners();
   }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/collection/app_bar.dart b/lib/widgets/collection/app_bar.dart
index 20aa7c3d8..30b19b9d4 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/collection/app_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/collection/app_bar.dart
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ class _CollectionAppBarState extends State<CollectionAppBar> with SingleTickerPr
 
     final browsingQuickActions = settings.collectionBrowsingQuickActions;
     final selectionQuickActions = isTrash ? [EntrySetAction.delete, EntrySetAction.restore] : settings.collectionSelectionQuickActions;
-    final quickActionButtons = (isSelecting ? selectionQuickActions : browsingQuickActions).where(isVisible).map(
+    final quickActions = isSelecting ? selectionQuickActions : browsingQuickActions;
+    final quickActionButtons = quickActions.where(isVisible).map(
           (action) => _buildButtonIcon(context, action, enabled: canApply(action), selection: selection),
         );
 
@@ -390,13 +391,13 @@ class _CollectionAppBarState extends State<CollectionAppBar> with SingleTickerPr
         // key is expected by test driver
         key: const Key('appbar-menu-button'),
         itemBuilder: (context) {
-          final generalMenuItems = EntrySetActions.general.where(isVisible).map(
+          bool _isValidForMenu(EntrySetAction? v) => v == null || (!quickActions.contains(v) && isVisible(v));
+          final generalMenuItems = EntrySetActions.general.where(_isValidForMenu).map(
                 (action) => _toMenuItem(action, enabled: canApply(action), selection: selection),
               );
 
-          final browsingMenuActions = EntrySetActions.pageBrowsing.where((v) => !browsingQuickActions.contains(v));
-          final selectionMenuActions = EntrySetActions.pageSelection.where((v) => !selectionQuickActions.contains(v));
-          final contextualMenuActions = (isSelecting ? selectionMenuActions : browsingMenuActions).where((v) => v == null || isVisible(v)).fold(<EntrySetAction?>[], (prev, v) {
+          final allContextualActions = isSelecting ? EntrySetActions.pageSelection: EntrySetActions.pageBrowsing;
+          final contextualMenuActions = allContextualActions.where(_isValidForMenu).fold(<EntrySetAction?>[], (prev, v) {
             if (v == null && (prev.isEmpty || prev.last == null)) return prev;
             return [...prev, v];
           });
diff --git a/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart b/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart
index 3abf41f8c..23f444808 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/collection/entry_set_action_delegate.dart
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class EntrySetActionDelegate with FeedbackMixin, PermissionAwareMixin, SizeAware
       case EntrySetAction.select:
         return appMode.canSelectMedia && !isSelecting;
       case EntrySetAction.selectAll:
-        return isSelecting && selectedItemCount < itemCount;
+        return (isSelecting && selectedItemCount < itemCount) || (!isSelecting && settings.collectionBrowsingQuickActions.contains(action));
       case EntrySetAction.selectNone:
         return isSelecting && selectedItemCount == itemCount;
       // browsing
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class EntrySetActionDelegate with FeedbackMixin, PermissionAwareMixin, SizeAware
       case EntrySetAction.select:
         return hasItems;
       case EntrySetAction.selectAll:
-        return selectedItemCount < itemCount;
+        return selectedItemCount < itemCount || (!isSelecting && settings.collectionBrowsingQuickActions.contains(action));
       case EntrySetAction.selectNone:
         return hasSelection;
       case EntrySetAction.searchCollection:
diff --git a/lib/widgets/settings/privacy/hidden_items_page.dart b/lib/widgets/settings/privacy/hidden_items_page.dart
index 5006f979c..2d88c27d3 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/settings/privacy/hidden_items_page.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/settings/privacy/hidden_items_page.dart
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ class _HiddenFilters extends StatelessWidget {
                       children: [
                         Expanded(
                           child: LayoutBuilder(builder: (context, constraints) {
-                            debugPrint('TLAD constraints=$constraints');
                             return Row(
                               children: [
                                 AvesFilterChip(
diff --git a/lib/widgets/settings/thumbnails/collection_actions_editor_page.dart b/lib/widgets/settings/thumbnails/collection_actions_editor_page.dart
index c16762cd7..0741b39c5 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/settings/thumbnails/collection_actions_editor_page.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/settings/thumbnails/collection_actions_editor_page.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ class CollectionActionEditorPage extends StatelessWidget {
         Tab(text: l10n.settingsCollectionQuickActionTabBrowsing),
         QuickActionEditorBody<EntrySetAction>(
           bannerText: context.l10n.settingsCollectionBrowsingQuickActionEditorBanner,
-          allAvailableActions: const [EntrySetActions.collectionEditorBrowsing],
+          allAvailableActions: const [
+            EntrySetActions.collectionEditorBrowsing,
+          ],
           actionIcon: (action) => action.getIcon(),
           actionText: (context, action) => action.getText(context),
           load: () => settings.collectionBrowsingQuickActions,
diff --git a/plugins/aves_model/lib/src/actions/entry_set.dart b/plugins/aves_model/lib/src/actions/entry_set.dart
index 0cf289223..171497d6a 100644
--- a/plugins/aves_model/lib/src/actions/entry_set.dart
+++ b/plugins/aves_model/lib/src/actions/entry_set.dart
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class EntrySetActions {
     EntrySetAction.map,
     EntrySetAction.slideshow,
     EntrySetAction.stats,
+    // only available as a quick action
+    EntrySetAction.selectAll,
   ];
 
   // `null` items are converted to dividers
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class EntrySetActions {
     EntrySetAction.map,
     EntrySetAction.slideshow,
     EntrySetAction.stats,
+    EntrySetAction.selectAll,
     // editing actions are in their subsection
   ];