diff --git a/src/js/modules/SelectRow/SelectRow.js b/src/js/modules/SelectRow/SelectRow.js
index beb557a3d..4c6971d52 100644
--- a/src/js/modules/SelectRow/SelectRow.js
+++ b/src/js/modules/SelectRow/SelectRow.js
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export default class SelectRow extends Module{
 		if(Array.isArray(rowMatch)){
 			if(rowMatch.length){
 				rowMatch.forEach((row) => {
-					change = this._selectRow(row, true, true);
+					change = this._selectRow(row, true);
 
 					if(change){
 						changes.push(change);
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ export default class SelectRow extends Module{
 			}
 		}else{
 			if(rowMatch){
-				this._selectRow(rowMatch, false, true);
+				this._selectRow(rowMatch, false);
 			}
-		}	
+		}
 	}
-	
+
 	//select an individual row
 	_selectRow(rowInfo, silent, force){
 		//handle max row count
diff --git a/test/unit/modules/SelectRow.spec.js b/test/unit/modules/SelectRow.spec.js
index de16ee76d..60c0050dc 100644
--- a/test/unit/modules/SelectRow.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/modules/SelectRow.spec.js
@@ -388,6 +388,53 @@ describe("SelectRow module", () => {
         expect(result).toBe(false);
     });
     
+    it("should enforce selectableRows limit when selectRows is called (issue #4881)", () => {
+        // Reproduces https://github.com/tabulator-tables/tabulator/issues/4881
+        // selectRow (public API) was ignoring the selectableRows limit because
+        // selectRows() passed force=true to _selectRow, bypassing the cap.
+
+        // Limit to a single selected row, no rolling reselection assumptions needed
+        mockTable.options.selectableRows = 1;
+        mockTable.options.selectableRowsRollingSelection = true;
+
+        selectRowMod.selectedRows = [];
+
+        mockTable.rowManager.findRow.mockImplementation((arg) => {
+            if (typeof arg === 'object' && arg !== null) return arg;
+            return mockRows.find(r => r.data.id === arg);
+        });
+
+        // Call selectRow for each row individually, mirroring the jsfiddle in the issue
+        selectRowMod.selectRows(mockRows[0]);
+        selectRowMod.selectRows(mockRows[1]);
+        selectRowMod.selectRows(mockRows[2]);
+
+        // With selectableRows = 1, no more than one row should ever be selected
+        expect(selectRowMod.selectedRows.length).toBe(1);
+        // With rolling selection on, the most recently requested row should be the one selected
+        expect(selectRowMod.selectedRows).toContain(mockRows[2]);
+        expect(selectRowMod.selectedRows).not.toContain(mockRows[0]);
+        expect(selectRowMod.selectedRows).not.toContain(mockRows[1]);
+    });
+
+    it("should not exceed selectableRows limit when selectRows is passed an array (issue #4881)", () => {
+        mockTable.options.selectableRows = 2;
+        mockTable.options.selectableRowsRollingSelection = false;
+
+        selectRowMod.selectedRows = [];
+
+        mockTable.rowManager.findRow.mockImplementation((arg) => {
+            if (typeof arg === 'object' && arg !== null) return arg;
+            return mockRows.find(r => r.data.id === arg);
+        });
+
+        // Pass all three rows at once; only the first two should be selected
+        selectRowMod.selectRows([mockRows[0], mockRows[1], mockRows[2]]);
+
+        expect(selectRowMod.selectedRows.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(selectRowMod.selectedRows).not.toContain(mockRows[2]);
+    });
+
     it("should handle rolling selection when max rows is reached", () => {
         // Set maximum of 2 selectable rows with rolling selection
         mockTable.options.selectableRows = 2;