diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index 18b349a6b1..cf3a1da4bc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Orders;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
+using System;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
@@ -144,11 +145,35 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		{
 			return world.FindUnits(a, b)
 				.Where( x => x.HasTrait<Selectable>() && world.LocalShroud.IsVisible(x) )
-				.GroupBy(x => (x.Owner == world.LocalPlayer) ? x.Info.Traits.Get<SelectableInfo>().Priority : 0)
+				.GroupBy(x => x.GetSelectionPriority())
 				.OrderByDescending(g => g.Key)
 				.Select( g => g.AsEnumerable() )
 				.DefaultIfEmpty( NoActors )
 				.FirstOrDefault();
 		}
 	}
+
+	static class PriorityExts
+	{
+		const int PriorityRange = 30;
+
+		public static int GetSelectionPriority(this Actor a)
+		{
+			var basePriority = a.Info.Traits.Get<SelectableInfo>().Priority;
+			var lp = a.World.LocalPlayer;
+
+			if (a.Owner == lp || lp == null)
+				return basePriority;
+
+			switch (lp.Stances[a.Owner])
+			{
+				case Stance.Ally: return basePriority - PriorityRange;
+				case Stance.Neutral: return basePriority - 2 * PriorityRange;
+				case Stance.Enemy: return basePriority - 3 * PriorityRange;
+
+				default:
+					throw new InvalidOperationException();
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
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