diff --git a/manuskript/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
index 02096b0..c8edea6 100644
--- a/manuskript/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
@@ -297,17 +297,26 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
     # CHARACTERS
     ###############################################################################
 
-    def changeCurrentCharacter(self, trash=None):
-        """
+    def handleCharacterSelectionChanged(self):
+        selectedCharacters = self.lstCharacters.currentCharacters()
+        characterSelectionIsEmpty = True
+        for c in selectedCharacters:
+            if c is not None:
+                characterSelectionIsEmpty = False
 
-        @return:
-        """
-        c = self.lstCharacters.currentCharacter()
-        if not c:
+        if characterSelectionIsEmpty:
             self.tabPersos.setEnabled(False)
+        elif len(selectedCharacters)>1:
+            self.tabPersos.setEnabled(False)
+        else:
+            self.tabPersos.setEnabled(True)
+            self.changeCurrentCharacter()
+
+    def changeCurrentCharacter(self, trash=None):
+        c = self.lstCharacters.currentCharacter()
+        if c is None:
             return
 
-        self.tabPersos.setEnabled(True)
         index = c.index()
 
         for w in [
@@ -903,7 +912,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
     def makeUIConnections(self):
         "Connections that have to be made once only, even when a new project is loaded."
-        self.lstCharacters.currentItemChanged.connect(self.changeCurrentCharacter, F.AUC)
+        self.lstCharacters.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self.handleCharacterSelectionChanged, F.AUC)
 
         self.txtPlotFilter.textChanged.connect(self.lstPlots.setFilter, F.AUC)
         self.lstPlots.currentItemChanged.connect(self.changeCurrentPlot, F.AUC)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/characterTreeView.py b/manuskript/ui/views/characterTreeView.py
index 155f863..1cea219 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/characterTreeView.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/characterTreeView.py
@@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ class characterTreeView(QTreeWidget):
         """
         ID = self.currentCharacterID()
         return self._model.getCharacterByID(ID)
+    def currentCharacters(self):
+        """
+        Returns the selected characters (when multiple are selected)
+        @return: List of Characters
+        """
+        IDs = self.currentCharacterIDs()
+        characters = []
+        for ID in IDs:
+            characters.append(self._model.getCharacterByID(ID))
+        return characters
 
     def getItemByID(self, ID):
         for t in range(self.topLevelItemCount()):