diff --git a/aqt/editor.py b/aqt/editor.py
index b3df93f48..e3284c07b 100644
--- a/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/aqt/editor.py
@@ -702,6 +702,10 @@ class Editor(object):
                     did = 1
                     showInfo(_("Using default deck instead of cram deck."))
                 self.note.model()['did'] = did
+                # if adding to the current and the user specified a different
+                # deck, make that the current
+                if self.mw.col.conf.get("addToCur", True):
+                    self.mw.col.decks.select(did)
             # save tags to model
             m = self.note.model()
             m['tags'] = self.note.tags