diff --git a/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.cxx b/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.cxx
index b880fd3b4..33e3a9482 100644
--- a/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.cxx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool GEOM_SelectionFilter::isOk( const SUIT_DataOwner* sOwner ) const
 // function : getObject
 // purpose  :
 //=======================================================================
-GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr GEOM_SelectionFilter::getObject (const SUIT_DataOwner* sOwner) const
+GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr GEOM_SelectionFilter::getObject( const SUIT_DataOwner* sOwner, const bool extractReference ) const
 {
   GEOM::GEOM_Object_var anObj;
 
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr GEOM_SelectionFilter::getObject (const SUIT_DataOwner* sOw
     _PTR(Study) study = appStudy->studyDS();
     QString entry = owner->entry();
 
-    _PTR(SObject) aSO (study->FindObjectID(entry.latin1()));
+    _PTR(SObject) aSO (study->FindObjectID(entry.latin1())), aRefSO;
+    if( extractReference && aSO && aSO->ReferencedObject( aRefSO ) )
+      aSO = aRefSO;
+
     if (aSO) {
       std::string aValue = aSO->GetIOR();
       if (strcmp(aValue.c_str(), "") != 0) {
diff --git a/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.h b/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.h
index a4a115432..d08ca1b16 100644
--- a/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.h
+++ b/src/GEOMFiltersSelection/GEOM_SelectionFilter.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool isOk( const SUIT_DataOwner* ) const;
 
 protected:
-  GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr getObject( const SUIT_DataOwner* ) const;
+  GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr getObject( const SUIT_DataOwner*, const bool = true ) const;
   bool                  getShape( const GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr&, TopoDS_Shape& ) const;
   
   bool                  contains( const int ) const;
diff --git a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI.cxx b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI.cxx
index b99699407..84733dc54 100644
--- a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI.cxx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void GEOMToolsGUI::OnEditDelete()
     SalomeApp_SelectionMgr* aSelMgr = app->selectionMgr();
     SalomeApp_Study* appStudy = dynamic_cast<SalomeApp_Study*>( app->activeStudy() );
     if ( aSelMgr && appStudy ) {
-      aSelMgr->selectedObjects( selected );
+      aSelMgr->selectedObjects( selected, QString::null, false );
       if ( !selected.IsEmpty() ) {
 	_PTR(Study) aStudy = appStudy->studyDS();