diff --git a/static/css/components/multiSelect.css b/static/css/components/multiSelect.css
index 87961bff..ed54c193 100644
--- a/static/css/components/multiSelect.css
+++ b/static/css/components/multiSelect.css
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     padding: 10px 20px;
     border-radius: 12px;
     overflow: hidden;
+    margin-right: 12px;
+    height: 60px;
+    transform: translateY(-8px);
     transition:
         opacity 0.2s,
         max-height 0.25s,
diff --git a/static/js/app/state.js b/static/js/app/state.js
index 0fd2575a..3911e264 100644
--- a/static/js/app/state.js
+++ b/static/js/app/state.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export const app = {
     contextMenuTargetFile: null,
     selectedTargetFolderId: '',
     moveDialogMode: 'file',
-
     currentSection: null, // will be defined on first call
     isSearchMode: false,
     shareDialogItem: null,
diff --git a/static/js/app/ui.js b/static/js/app/ui.js
index aecad705..1c3e7f83 100644
--- a/static/js/app/ui.js
+++ b/static/js/app/ui.js
@@ -1309,9 +1309,6 @@ const ui = {
 
         filesList.classList.remove('hidden');
         filesContainerError?.classList.add('hidden');
-
-        // apply hook as header changed
-        multiSelect.init();
     },
 
     showEmptyList() {
diff --git a/static/js/features/files/multiSelect.js b/static/js/features/files/multiSelect.js
index 5dc1a7a1..a3a4a56a 100644
--- a/static/js/features/files/multiSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/features/files/multiSelect.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const multiSelect = {
         // Sync individual item checkboxes
         this._syncItemCheckboxes();
         // Sync select-all checkbox state (for non-selection-mode)
-        if (!this._barVisible) this._syncSelectAllCheckbox();
+        this._syncSelectAllCheckbox();
     },
 
     /** Wire click handlers on batch action buttons (idempotent per render) */
diff --git a/static/js/features/library/favorites.js b/static/js/features/library/favorites.js
index 579e8a43..43fe53be 100644
--- a/static/js/features/library/favorites.js
+++ b/static/js/features/library/favorites.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { ui } from '../../app/ui.js';
 import { getCsrfHeaders } from '../../core/csrf.js';
 import { i18n } from '../../core/i18n.js';
+import { multiSelect } from '../files/multiSelect.js';
 
 const favorites = {
     /** @type {Map<string, object>} key = "file:<id>" | "folder:<id>" */
@@ -172,6 +173,10 @@ const favorites = {
             }
 
             ui.resetFilesList(); // ensure also list visible & error hidden
+            // wire buttons & select-all-checkbox as list header has changed in ui.resetFilesList()
+            // FIXME: this case is not easy to understand, should apply better implementation
+            multiSelect.init();
+
             ui.updateBreadcrumb('');
 
             if (this._cache.size === 0) {