diff --git a/lib/occurrence-manager.js b/lib/occurrence-manager.js
index 902aa3230..de5c770fd 100644
--- a/lib/occurrence-manager.js
+++ b/lib/occurrence-manager.js
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ module.exports = class OccurrenceManager {
       // It is important to show autocomplete+ popup at proper position( popup shows up at last-selection ).
       // E.g. `c o f`(change occurrence in a-function) show autocomplete+ popup at closest occurrence.
       const closestRange = this.getClosestRangeForSelection(ranges, selection)
-      ranges.splice(ranges.indexOf(closestRange), 1) // remove
-      ranges.push(closestRange) // then push to last
+      if (!this.vimState.getConfig('clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition')) {
+        ranges.splice(ranges.indexOf(closestRange), 1) // remove
+        ranges.push(closestRange) // then push to last
+      }
 
       rangesToSelect.push(...ranges)
 
diff --git a/lib/settings.js b/lib/settings.js
index eb063c696..963dbd7b0 100644
--- a/lib/settings.js
+++ b/lib/settings.js
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ module.exports = new Settings('vim-mode-plus', {
     description: 'Start in insert-mode when editorElement matches scope'
   },
   clearMultipleCursorsOnEscapeInsertMode: false,
+  clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition: false,
   autoSelectPersistentSelectionOnOperate: true,
   automaticallyEscapeInsertModeOnActivePaneItemChange: {
     default: false,
diff --git a/lib/vim-state.js b/lib/vim-state.js
index 35be563c2..c22fe6722 100644
--- a/lib/vim-state.js
+++ b/lib/vim-state.js
@@ -352,10 +352,13 @@ module.exports = class VimState {
   }
 
   // What's this?
-  // clear all selections and final cursor position becomes head of last selection.
+  // clear all selections and final cursor position becomes head of last selection (optionally first selection)
   // editor.clearSelections() does not respect last selection's head, since it merge all selections before clearing.
   clearSelections () {
-    this.editor.setCursorBufferPosition(this.editor.getCursorBufferPosition())
+    const position = (this.getConfig('clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition'))
+      ? this.editor.getCursorBufferPositions()[0]
+      : this.editor.getCursorBufferPosition()
+    this.editor.setCursorBufferPosition(position)
   }
 
   resetNormalMode (options = {}) {
diff --git a/spec/occurrence-spec.coffee b/spec/occurrence-spec.coffee
index ae6a6ec85..cb3a32df8 100644
--- a/spec/occurrence-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/occurrence-spec.coffee
@@ -1201,3 +1201,19 @@ describe "Occurrence", ->
         ensure null, mode: "normal", occurrenceText: []
         atom.confirm.andCallFake ({buttons}) -> buttons.indexOf("Continue")
         ensure "g o", mode: "normal", occurrenceText: ['oo', 'oo', 'oo', 'oo', 'oo']
+
+  describe "clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition setting", ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      settings.set('clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition', true)
+
+    it "clear multiple occurence cursors by respecting first cursor's position", ->
+      set
+        text: """
+        ooo: xxx: ooo:
+        xxx: ooo: xxx:
+        """
+        cursor: [0, 0]
+      ensure "c o a e", mode: 'insert', numCursors: 3
+      editor.insertText('===')
+      ensure "escape"
+      ensure "escape", mode: 'normal', numCursors: 1, cursor: [0, 2]
diff --git a/spec/vim-state-spec.coffee b/spec/vim-state-spec.coffee
index 35df88f0b..f5be073c3 100644
--- a/spec/vim-state-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/vim-state-spec.coffee
@@ -230,6 +230,16 @@ describe "VimState", ->
           set cursor: [[0, 2], [0, 1]]
           ensure 'escape', mode: 'normal', numCursors: 1, cursor: [0, 0]
 
+        describe "clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition setting", ->
+          beforeEach ->
+            settings.set('clearMultipleCursorsToFirstPosition', true)
+          it "clear multiple cursors by respecting first cursor's position", ->
+            ensure 'escape', mode: 'normal', numCursors: 1, cursor: [0, 0]
+
+          it "clear multiple cursors by respecting first cursor's position", ->
+            set cursor: [[0, 2], [0, 1]]
+            ensure 'escape', mode: 'normal', numCursors: 1, cursor: [0, 1]
+
       describe "when disabled", ->
         beforeEach ->
           settings.set('clearMultipleCursorsOnEscapeInsertMode', false)