diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
index 9322b1b94a..b4ba74acd6 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
@@ -1160,14 +1160,24 @@ class Blender(bonsai.core.tool.Blender):
         selected_objects: Sequence[bpy.types.Object] = (),
         clear_previous_selection=True,
     ) -> None:
+        """Reapply a selection, tolerating objects that can no longer be selected
+        (e.g. their collection is now excluded or hidden in the view layer).
+
+        Callers that need to know whether the selection was fully honoured
+        should validate it beforehand with ``validate_object_selection``.
+        """
         if clear_previous_selection:
             for obj in context.selected_objects:
-                obj.select_set(False)
+                cls.set_object_selection(obj, False)
         for obj in selected_objects:
-            obj.select_set(True)
-        context.view_layer.objects.active = active_object
-        if active_object:
-            active_object.select_set(True)
+            cls.set_object_selection(obj, True)
+        try:
+            context.view_layer.objects.active = active_object
+        except RuntimeError:  # Object's collection may be excluded/hidden in the view layer.
+            context.view_layer.objects.active = None
+        else:
+            if active_object:
+                cls.set_object_selection(active_object, True)
 
     class ObjectsSelectionArgs(NamedTuple):
         context: bpy.types.Context