diff --git a/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.cxx b/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.cxx
index a68b6c9c7..31eeae6fe 100644
--- a/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.cxx
+++ b/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.cxx
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ void StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable::stopEditing( const bool accept )
   endEdit( currEditRow(), currEditCol(), accept, false );
 }
 
+QWidget* StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable::beginEdit( int row, int col, bool replace )
+{
+  QWidget* w = QTable::beginEdit( row, col, replace );
+  if( w && w->inherits( "QLineEdit" ) )
+    ( ( QLineEdit* )w )->selectAll();
+  return w;
+}
+
 void StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable::edit( const int r, const int c )
 {
   if( isEditing() )
diff --git a/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.h b/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.h
index c3597dfe2..a6f7f6106 100644
--- a/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.h
+++ b/src/StdMeshersGUI/StdMeshersGUI_DistrTable.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ protected:
   virtual QWidget* createEditor( int, int, bool ) const;
   virtual bool     eventFilter( QObject*, QEvent* );
   virtual void     keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* );
+  virtual QWidget* beginEdit( int row, int col, bool replace );
   virtual void     edit( const int, const int );
 
 private slots: