diff --git a/GUI/ProjectViewModel.py b/GUI/ProjectViewModel.py
index e61ea7d2..6dc88d3a 100644
--- a/GUI/ProjectViewModel.py
+++ b/GUI/ProjectViewModel.py
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ def GetLineItem(self, line_number, get_translated):
                                 if line_item.number == line_number:
                                     return line_item
 
+    def GetBatchNumbers(self):
+        """
+        Get all batch numbers for the model
+        """
+        batch_numbers = []
+        for scene_item in self.model.values():
+            for batch_item in scene_item.batches.values():
+                batch_numbers.append((batch_item.scene, batch_item.number))
+        return batch_numbers
+
     def UpdateModel(self, update):
         """
         Incrementally update the viewmodel
diff --git a/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleListModel.py b/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleListModel.py
index 52e9c2ab..1d08ca15 100644
--- a/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleListModel.py
+++ b/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleListModel.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ def __init__(self, show_translated, viewmodel=None, parent=None):
     def ShowSelection(self, selection : ProjectSelection):
         if selection.selected_batches:
             batch_numbers = [(batch.scene, batch.number) for batch in selection.selected_batches]
-        else:
+        elif selection.selected_scenes:
             batch_numbers = selection.batch_numbers
+        else:
+            batch_numbers = self.viewmodel.GetBatchNumbers()
 
         self.ShowSelectedBatches(batch_numbers)
 
diff --git a/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleView.py b/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleView.py
index edb084dd..73b10268 100644
--- a/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleView.py
+++ b/GUI/Widgets/SubtitleView.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def __init__(self, show_translated, parent=None):
     def SetViewModel(self, viewmodel : ProjectViewModel):
         model = SubtitleListModel(self.show_translated, viewmodel)
         self.setModel(model)
+        self.ShowSelection(ProjectSelection())
 
     def ShowSelection(self, selection : ProjectSelection):
         self.model().ShowSelection(selection)