diff --git a/app/client/src/actions/widgetSelectionActions.ts b/app/client/src/actions/widgetSelectionActions.ts
index 092400d49b..940a488637 100644
--- a/app/client/src/actions/widgetSelectionActions.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/actions/widgetSelectionActions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface WidgetSelectionRequestPayload {
   payload?: string[];
   invokedBy?: NavigationMethod;
   basePageId?: string;
+  parentId?: string;
 }
 
 export type WidgetSelectionRequest = (
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export type WidgetSelectionRequest = (
   payload?: string[],
   invokedBy?: NavigationMethod,
   basePageId?: string,
+  parentId?: string,
 ) => ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>;
 
 // Use to select a widget programmatically via platform action
@@ -23,9 +25,10 @@ export const selectWidgetInitAction: WidgetSelectionRequest = (
   payload,
   invokedBy?: NavigationMethod,
   basePageId?: string,
+  parentId?: string,
 ) => ({
   type: ReduxActionTypes.SELECT_WIDGET_INIT,
-  payload: { selectionRequestType, payload, basePageId, invokedBy },
+  payload: { selectionRequestType, payload, basePageId, invokedBy, parentId },
 });
 
 export interface SetSelectedWidgetsPayload {
diff --git a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetDeletionSagas.ts b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetDeletionSagas.ts
index 518d122bc8..96cd908948 100644
--- a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetDeletionSagas.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetDeletionSagas.ts
@@ -327,9 +327,23 @@ export function* deleteSaga(deleteAction: ReduxAction<WidgetDelete>) {
         if (!disallowUndo) {
           // close property pane after delete
           yield put(closePropertyPane());
-          yield put(
-            selectWidgetInitAction(SelectionRequestType.Unselect, [widgetId]),
-          );
+
+          if (isAnvilLayout) {
+            yield put(
+              selectWidgetInitAction(
+                SelectionRequestType.Unselect,
+                [widgetId],
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                parentId,
+              ),
+            );
+          } else {
+            yield put(
+              selectWidgetInitAction(SelectionRequestType.Unselect, [widgetId]),
+            );
+          }
+
           yield call(postDelete, widgetId, widgetName, otherWidgetsToDelete);
         }
       }
diff --git a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetSelectionSagas.ts b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetSelectionSagas.ts
index 0398c4be37..48078f2704 100644
--- a/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetSelectionSagas.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/sagas/WidgetSelectionSagas.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function* selectWidgetSaga(action: ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>) {
     const {
       basePageId,
       invokedBy,
+      parentId,
       payload = [],
       selectionRequestType,
     } = action.payload;
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@ function* selectWidgetSaga(action: ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>) {
     // It is possible that the payload is empty.
     // These properties can be used for a finding sibling widgets for certain types of selections
     const widgetId = payload[0];
-    const parentId: string | undefined =
-      widgetId in allWidgets ? allWidgets[widgetId].parentId : undefined;
+    const finalParentId: string | undefined =
+      parentId ||
+      (widgetId in allWidgets ? allWidgets[widgetId].parentId : undefined);
 
     if (
       widgetId &&
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ function* selectWidgetSaga(action: ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>) {
       }
       case SelectionRequestType.One:
       case SelectionRequestType.Create: {
-        assertParentId(parentId);
+        assertParentId(finalParentId);
         newSelection = selectOneWidget(payload);
         break;
       }
@@ -124,10 +126,10 @@ function* selectWidgetSaga(action: ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>) {
         break;
       }
       case SelectionRequestType.ShiftSelect: {
-        assertParentId(parentId);
+        assertParentId(finalParentId);
         const siblingWidgets: string[] = yield select(
           getWidgetImmediateChildren,
-          parentId,
+          finalParentId,
         );
         newSelection = shiftSelectWidgets(
           payload,
@@ -138,10 +140,10 @@ function* selectWidgetSaga(action: ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>) {
         break;
       }
       case SelectionRequestType.PushPop: {
-        assertParentId(parentId);
+        assertParentId(finalParentId);
         const siblingWidgets: string[] = yield select(
           getWidgetImmediateChildren,
-          parentId,
+          finalParentId,
         );
         newSelection = pushPopWidgetSelection(
           payload,
@@ -151,7 +153,16 @@ function* selectWidgetSaga(action: ReduxAction<WidgetSelectionRequestPayload>) {
         break;
       }
       case SelectionRequestType.Unselect: {
-        newSelection = unselectWidget(payload, selectedWidgets);
+        const isParentExists = finalParentId
+          ? finalParentId in allWidgets
+          : false;
+
+        if (isParentExists) {
+          assertParentId(finalParentId);
+          newSelection = [finalParentId];
+        } else {
+          newSelection = unselectWidget(payload, selectedWidgets);
+        }
         break;
       }
       case SelectionRequestType.All: {