diff --git a/components/lib/datatable/BaseDataTable.vue b/components/lib/datatable/BaseDataTable.vue
index ebdee75339..cd6dfb56eb 100644
--- a/components/lib/datatable/BaseDataTable.vue
+++ b/components/lib/datatable/BaseDataTable.vue
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         contextMenu: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/components/lib/listbox/BaseListbox.vue b/components/lib/listbox/BaseListbox.vue
index 5c2d44e7a1..7d2e93a4c7 100644
--- a/components/lib/listbox/BaseListbox.vue
+++ b/components/lib/listbox/BaseListbox.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         filter: Boolean,
         filterPlaceholder: String,
diff --git a/components/lib/orderlist/BaseOrderList.vue b/components/lib/orderlist/BaseOrderList.vue
index 04b4267ce8..b34888f414 100644
--- a/components/lib/orderlist/BaseOrderList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/orderlist/BaseOrderList.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         responsive: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue b/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
index 529b22ec81..1b9084e528 100644
--- a/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
+++ b/components/lib/picklist/BasePickList.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         responsive: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/components/lib/tree/BaseTree.vue b/components/lib/tree/BaseTree.vue
index 1dc3e07c5c..d4990c80a5 100644
--- a/components/lib/tree/BaseTree.vue
+++ b/components/lib/tree/BaseTree.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         loading: {
             type: Boolean,
diff --git a/components/lib/treeselect/BaseTreeSelect.vue b/components/lib/treeselect/BaseTreeSelect.vue
index bac6abbb4d..519a57c726 100644
--- a/components/lib/treeselect/BaseTreeSelect.vue
+++ b/components/lib/treeselect/BaseTreeSelect.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         inputId: {
             type: String,
diff --git a/components/lib/treetable/BaseTreeTable.vue b/components/lib/treetable/BaseTreeTable.vue
index a34dbbdbae..47291414bf 100644
--- a/components/lib/treetable/BaseTreeTable.vue
+++ b/components/lib/treetable/BaseTreeTable.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default {
         },
         metaKeySelection: {
             type: Boolean,
-            default: true
+            default: false
         },
         rows: {
             type: Number,
diff --git a/doc/datatable/rowselection/CheckboxRowSelectionDoc.vue b/doc/datatable/rowselection/CheckboxRowSelectionDoc.vue
index 45d94a0c81..7d8080917f 100644
--- a/doc/datatable/rowselection/CheckboxRowSelectionDoc.vue
+++ b/doc/datatable/rowselection/CheckboxRowSelectionDoc.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <DocSectionText v-bind="$attrs">
-        <p>
-            More than one row is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is necessary to add to existing selections however this can be configured with
-            disabling the <i>metaKeySelection</i> property. Note that in touch enabled devices, DataTable always ignores metaKey.
-        </p>
+        <p>Specifying <i>selectionMode</i> as <i>multiple</i> on a Column, displays a checkbox inside that column for selection.</p>
         <p>The header checkbox toggles the selection state of the whole dataset by default, when paginator is enabled you may add <i>selectAll</i> property and <i>select-all-change</i> event to only control the selection of visible rows.</p>
     </DocSectionText>
     <div class="card">
diff --git a/doc/datatable/rowselection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue b/doc/datatable/rowselection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue
index 6b4d9b249f..84d141e44f 100644
--- a/doc/datatable/rowselection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue
+++ b/doc/datatable/rowselection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
     <DocSectionText v-bind="$attrs">
         <p>
-            More than one row is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is necessary to add to existing selections however this can be configured with
-            disabling the <i>metaKeySelection</i> property. Note that in touch enabled devices, DataTable always ignores metaKey.
+            More than one row is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is not necessary to add to existing selections. When the optional
+            <i>metaKeySelection</i> is present, behavior is changed in a way that selecting a new row requires meta key to be present. Note that in touch enabled devices, DataTable always ignores metaKey.
         </p>
     </DocSectionText>
     <div class="card">
diff --git a/doc/listbox/MultipleDoc.vue b/doc/listbox/MultipleDoc.vue
index 2e4337ac64..704ef7c628 100644
--- a/doc/listbox/MultipleDoc.vue
+++ b/doc/listbox/MultipleDoc.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         </p>
     </DocSectionText>
     <div class="card flex justify-content-center">
-        <Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple metaKeySelection optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
+        <Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
     </div>
     <DocSectionCode :code="code" />
 </template>
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ export default {
             ],
             code: {
                 basic: `
-<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple metaKeySelection optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
+<Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
 `,
                 options: `
 <template>
     <div class="card flex justify-content-center">
-        <Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple metaKeySelection optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
+        <Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default {
                 composition: `
 <template>
     <div class="card flex justify-content-center">
-        <Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple metaKeySelection optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
+        <Listbox v-model="selectedCity" :options="cities" multiple optionLabel="name" class="w-full md:w-14rem" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/doc/tree/selection/MultipleDoc.vue b/doc/tree/selection/MultipleDoc.vue
index 81796b79e4..2c90e6e492 100644
--- a/doc/tree/selection/MultipleDoc.vue
+++ b/doc/tree/selection/MultipleDoc.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
     <DocSectionText v-bind="$attrs">
         <p>
-            More than one node is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is necessary to add to existing selections however this can be configured with
-            disabling the <i>metaKeySelection</i> property. Note that in touch enabled devices, Tree always ignores metaKey.
+            More than one node is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is not necessary to add to existing selections. When the optional
+            <i>metaKeySelection</i> is present, behavior is changed in a way that selecting a new node requires meta key to be present. Note that in touch enabled devices, Tree always ignores metaKey.
         </p>
         <p>In multiple selection mode, value binding should be a key-value pair where key is the node key and value is a boolean to indicate selection.</p>
     </DocSectionText>
diff --git a/doc/treeselect/MultipleDoc.vue b/doc/treeselect/MultipleDoc.vue
index 6b2f54628e..8dda84c2c3 100644
--- a/doc/treeselect/MultipleDoc.vue
+++ b/doc/treeselect/MultipleDoc.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <template>
     <DocSectionText v-bind="$attrs">
         <p>
-            More than one node is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is necessary to add to existing selections however this can be configured with
-            disabling the <i>metaKeySelection</i> property. Note that in touch enabled devices, TreeSelect always ignores metaKey.
+            More than one node is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is not necessary to add to existing selections. When the optional
+            <i>metaKeySelection</i> is present, behavior is changed in a way that selecting a new node requires meta key to be present. Note that in touch enabled devices, TreeSelect always ignores metaKey.
         </p>
         <p>In multiple selection mode, value binding should be a key-value pair where key is the node key and value is a boolean to indicate selection.</p>
     </DocSectionText>
     <DocSectionCode :code="activeNodes" hideToggleCode importCode hideCodeSandbox hideStackBlitz v-bind="$attrs" />
     <div class="card flex justify-content-center">
-        <TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" :metaKeySelection="false" placeholder="Select Items" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
+        <TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" placeholder="Select Items" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
     </div>
     <DocSectionCode :code="code" :service="['NodeService']" v-bind="$attrs" />
 </template>
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ export default {
             },
             code: {
                 basic: `
-<TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" :metaKeySelection="false" placeholder="Select Item" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
+<TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" placeholder="Select Item" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
 `,
                 options: `
 <template>
     <div class="card flex justify-content-center">
-        <TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" :metaKeySelection="false" placeholder="Select Item" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
+        <TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" placeholder="Select Item" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default {
                 composition: `
 <template>
     <div class="card flex justify-content-center">
-        <TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" :metaKeySelection="false" placeholder="Select Item" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
+        <TreeSelect v-model="selectedValue" :options="nodes" selectionMode="multiple" placeholder="Select Item" class="md:w-20rem w-full" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/doc/treetable/selection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue b/doc/treetable/selection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue
index 2f3c96b535..5fbc9b89c2 100644
--- a/doc/treetable/selection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue
+++ b/doc/treetable/selection/MultipleRowsSelectionDoc.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
     <DocSectionText v-bind="$attrs">
         <p>
-            More than one node is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is necessary to add to existing selections however this can be configured with
-            disabling the <i>metaKeySelection</i> property. Note that in touch enabled devices, TreeTable always ignores metaKey.
+            More than one node is selectable by setting <i>selectionMode</i> to <i>multiple</i>. By default in multiple selection mode, metaKey press (e.g. <i>⌘</i>) is not necessary to add to existing selections. When the optional
+            <i>metaKeySelection</i> is present, behavior is changed in a way that selecting a new node requires meta key to be present. Note that in touch enabled devices, TreeTable always ignores metaKey.
         </p>
         <p>In multiple selection mode, value binding should be a key-value pair where key is the node key and value is a boolean to indicate selection.</p>
     </DocSectionText>