diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf4a9da..f478249 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ add_library(dom
   src/ftxui/dom/paragraph.cpp
   src/ftxui/dom/reflect.cpp
   src/ftxui/dom/scroll_indicator.cpp
+  src/ftxui/dom/selectable.cpp
   src/ftxui/dom/separator.cpp
   src/ftxui/dom/size.cpp
   src/ftxui/dom/spinner.cpp
diff --git a/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt
index 4339215..b55bdc6 100644
--- a/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ example(radiobox)
 example(radiobox_in_frame)
 example(renderer)
 example(resizable_split)
+example(selectable_input)
 example(scrollbar)
 example(slider)
 example(slider_direction)
diff --git a/examples/component/selectable_input.cpp b/examples/component/selectable_input.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0546cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/component/selectable_input.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Arthur Sonzogni. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
+#include <string>  // for char_traits, operator+, string, basic_string
+
+#include "ftxui/component/component.hpp"       // for Input, Renderer, Vertical
+#include "ftxui/component/component_base.hpp"  // for ComponentBase
+#include "ftxui/component/component_options.hpp"  // for InputOption
+#include "ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp"  // for Component, ScreenInteractive
+#include "ftxui/dom/elements.hpp"  // for text, hbox, separator, Element, operator|, vbox, border
+#include "ftxui/util/ref.hpp"  // for Ref
+
+using namespace ftxui;
+
+Element LoremIpsum() {
+  return vbox({
+      text("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do "
+           "eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."),
+      text("Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris "
+           "nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat."),
+      text("Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse "
+           "cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur."),
+      text("Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui "
+           "officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."),
+  });
+}
+
+int main() {
+  auto screen = ScreenInteractive::TerminalOutput();
+
+  auto quit = Button("Quit", screen.ExitLoopClosure());
+
+  // The components:
+  auto renderer = Renderer(quit, [&] {
+    return vbox({
+        window(text("Horizontal split"), hbox({
+                                             LoremIpsum(),
+                                             separator(),
+                                             LoremIpsum(),
+                                             separator(),
+                                             LoremIpsum(),
+                                         })),
+        window(text("Vertical split"), vbox({
+                                           LoremIpsum(),
+                                           separator(),
+                                           LoremIpsum(),
+                                           separator(),
+                                           LoremIpsum(),
+                                       })),
+        window(text("Vertical split"),
+               vbox({
+                   window(text("horizontal split"), hbox({
+                                                        LoremIpsum(),
+                                                        separator(),
+                                                        LoremIpsum(),
+                                                        separator(),
+                                                        LoremIpsum(),
+                                                    })),
+                   separator(),
+                   window(text("horizontal split"), hbox({
+                                                        LoremIpsum(),
+                                                        separator(),
+                                                        LoremIpsum(),
+                                                        separator(),
+                                                        LoremIpsum(),
+                                                    })),
+               })),
+        quit->Render(),
+    });
+  });
+
+  screen.Loop(renderer);
+}
diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
index 6c79913..29d01e3 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
   void ForceHandleCtrlC(bool force);
   void ForceHandleCtrlZ(bool force);
 
+  // Selection API.
+  //void OnSelectionChange(std::function<void(std::
+  //void ClearSelection();
+
  private:
   void ExitNow();
 
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
   void RunOnceBlocking(Component component);
 
   void HandleTask(Component component, Task& task);
+  bool HandleSelection(Event event);
+  void RefreshSelection();
   void Draw(Component component);
   void ResetCursorPosition();
 
@@ -129,6 +135,11 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
   // The style of the cursor to restore on exit.
   int cursor_reset_shape_ = 1;
 
+  // Selection API:
+  bool selection_enabled_ = false;
+  CapturedMouse selection_pending_;
+  Box selection_box_;
+
   friend class Loop;
 
  public:
diff --git a/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp b/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
index a2dd044..61cd324 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ Decorator focusPositionRelative(float x, float y);
 Element automerge(Element child);
 Decorator hyperlink(std::string link);
 Element hyperlink(std::string link, Element child);
+Element selectable(Element child);
+Decorator selectable(void);
 
 // --- Layout is
 // Horizontal, Vertical or stacked set of elements.
diff --git a/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp b/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
index f43157a..775d9a9 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef FTXUI_DOM_NODE_HPP
 #define FTXUI_DOM_NODE_HPP
 
+#include <list>    // for list
 #include <memory>  // for shared_ptr
 #include <vector>  // for vector
 
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ class Node {
   //         Propagated from Parents to Children.
   virtual void SetBox(Box box);
 
-  // Step 3: Draw this element.
+  // Step 3: (optional) Selection
+  //         Propagated from Parents to Children.
+  virtual void Selection(Box selection, std::vector<Box>* selected);
+
+  // Step 4: Draw this element.
   virtual void Render(Screen& screen);
 
   // Layout may not resolve within a single iteration for some elements. This
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ class Node {
   };
   virtual void Check(Status* status);
 
+
  protected:
   Elements children_;
   Requirement requirement_;
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ class Node {
 
 void Render(Screen& screen, const Element& element);
 void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node);
+void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node, Box selection);
 
 }  // namespace ftxui
 
diff --git a/include/ftxui/screen/pixel.hpp b/include/ftxui/screen/pixel.hpp
index cbc7cc2..817778b 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/screen/pixel.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/screen/pixel.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct Pixel {
         underlined(false),
         underlined_double(false),
         strikethrough(false),
+        selectable(false),
         automerge(false) {}
 
   // A bit field representing the style:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ struct Pixel {
   bool inverted : 1;
   bool underlined : 1;
   bool underlined_double : 1;
+  bool selectable : 1;
   bool strikethrough : 1;
   bool automerge : 1;
 
diff --git a/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp b/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
index 51b83a0..39cc4ea 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "ftxui/screen/image.hpp"     // for Pixel, Image
 #include "ftxui/screen/terminal.hpp"  // for Dimensions
+#include "ftxui/component/captured_mouse.hpp"  // for CapturedMouse
 
 namespace ftxui {
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index b5643ed..8cfa7e0 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -781,7 +781,9 @@ void ScreenInteractive::HandleTask(Component component, Task& task) {
 
       arg.screen_ = this;
 
-      const bool handled = component->OnEvent(arg);
+      bool handled = component->OnEvent(arg);
+
+      handled = handled || HandleSelection(arg);
 
       if (arg == Event::CtrlC && (!handled || force_handle_ctrl_c_)) {
         RecordSignal(SIGABRT);
@@ -824,6 +826,44 @@ void ScreenInteractive::HandleTask(Component component, Task& task) {
   // clang-format on
 }
 
+// private
+bool ScreenInteractive::HandleSelection(Event event) {
+  if (!event.is_mouse()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto& mouse = event.mouse();
+  if (mouse.button != Mouse::Left) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if(mouse.motion == Mouse::Pressed) {
+      selection_pending_ = CaptureMouse();
+      if (!selection_pending_) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      selection_enabled_ = true;
+      selection_box_.x_min = mouse.x;
+      selection_box_.y_min = mouse.y;
+      selection_box_.x_max = mouse.x;
+      selection_box_.y_max = mouse.y;
+      return true;
+  }
+  else if((mouse.motion == Mouse::Moved) && (selection_pending_)) {
+      selection_box_.x_max = mouse.x;
+      selection_box_.y_max = mouse.y;
+      return true;
+  }
+  else if((mouse.motion == Mouse::Released) && (selection_pending_)) {
+      selection_box_.x_max = mouse.x;
+      selection_box_.y_max = mouse.y;
+      selection_pending_ = nullptr;
+      return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 // private
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE
 void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
@@ -892,7 +932,7 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
 #endif
   previous_frame_resized_ = resized;
 
-  Render(*this, document);
+  Render(*this, document.get(), selection_box_);
 
   // Set cursor position for user using tools to insert CJK characters.
   {
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/hbox.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/hbox.cpp
index 2053e84..00bc508 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/hbox.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/hbox.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,30 @@ class HBox : public Node {
       x = box.x_max + 1;
     }
   }
+
+  void Selection(Box selection, std::vector<Box>* selected) override {
+    // If this Node box_ doesn't intersect with the selection, then no
+    // selection.
+    if (Box::Intersection(selection, box_).IsEmpty()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const bool xmin_saturated =
+        selection.y_min < box_.y_min || selection.x_min < box_.x_min;
+    const bool xmax_saturated =
+        selection.y_max > box_.y_max || selection.x_max > box_.x_max;
+
+    if (xmin_saturated) {
+      selection.x_min = std::min(box_.x_min, selection.x_min);
+    }
+    if (xmax_saturated) {
+      selection.x_max = std::max(box_.x_max, selection.x_max);
+    }
+
+    for (auto& child : children_) {
+      child->Selection(selection, selected);
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp
index 5220335..6e0a12f 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/node.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <iostream>
 // Copyright 2020 Arthur Sonzogni. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be found in
 // the LICENSE file.
@@ -27,6 +28,20 @@ void Node::SetBox(Box box) {
   box_ = box;
 }
 
+/// @brief Compute the selection of an element.
+/// @ingroup dom
+void Node::Selection(Box selection, std::vector<Box>* selected) {
+  // If this Node box_ doesn't intersect with the selection, then no selection.
+  if (Box::Intersection(selection, box_).IsEmpty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // By default we defer the selection to the children.
+  for (auto& child : children_) {
+    child->Selection(selection, selected);
+  }
+}
+
 /// @brief Display an element on a ftxui::Screen.
 /// @ingroup dom
 void Node::Render(Screen& screen) {
@@ -45,12 +60,16 @@ void Node::Check(Status* status) {
 /// @brief Display an element on a ftxui::Screen.
 /// @ingroup dom
 void Render(Screen& screen, const Element& element) {
-  Render(screen, element.get());
+  Render(screen, element.get(), Box{0, 0, -1, -1});
 }
 
 /// @brief Display an element on a ftxui::Screen.
 /// @ingroup dom
 void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node) {
+  Render(screen, node, Box{0, 0, -1, -1});
+}
+
+void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node, Box selection) {
   Box box;
   box.x_min = 0;
   box.y_min = 0;
@@ -73,11 +92,29 @@ void Render(Screen& screen, Node* node) {
     node->Check(&status);
   }
 
-  // Step 3: Draw the element.
+  // Step 3: Selection
+  std::vector<Box> selected;
+
+  Box selectionCleaned = selection;
+  if(selection.x_min > selection.x_max)
+  {
+    selectionCleaned.x_min = selection.x_max;
+    selectionCleaned.x_max = selection.x_min;
+  }
+  
+  if(selection.y_min > selection.y_max)
+  {
+    selectionCleaned.y_min = selection.y_max;
+    selectionCleaned.y_max = selection.y_min;
+  }
+
+  node->Selection(selectionCleaned, &selected);
+
+  // Step 4: Draw the element.
   screen.stencil = box;
   node->Render(screen);
 
-  // Step 4: Apply shaders
+  // Step 5: Apply shaders
   screen.ApplyShader();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/selectable.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/selectable.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..191c5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/selectable.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "ftxui/dom/elements.hpp"  // for Element, Decorator
+#include "ftxui/dom/node_decorator.hpp"  // for NodeDecorator
+#include "ftxui/component/event.hpp"           // for Event
+
+
+namespace ftxui {
+namespace {
+
+class Selectable : public NodeDecorator {
+ public:
+  explicit Selectable(Element child)
+      : NodeDecorator(std::move(child)) {}
+
+ private:
+  void Render(Screen& screen) override {
+
+    for (int y = box_.y_min; y <= box_.y_max; ++y) {
+        for (int x = box_.x_min; x <= box_.x_max; ++x) {
+            screen.PixelAt(x, y).selectable = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    NodeDecorator::Render(screen);
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
+
+Element selectable(Element child) {
+  return std::make_shared<Selectable>(std::move(child));
+}
+
+Decorator selectable(void) {
+  return
+      [](Element child) { return selectable(std::move(child)); };
+}
+
+}  // namespace ftxui
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
index 228e714..f5188d5 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
@@ -28,26 +28,60 @@ class Text : public Node {
     requirement_.min_y = 1;
   }
 
+  void Selection(Box selection, std::vector<Box>* selected) override {
+    if (Box::Intersection(selection, box_).IsEmpty()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const bool xmin_saturated =
+        selection.y_min < box_.y_min || selection.x_min < box_.x_min;
+    const bool xmax_saturated =
+        selection.y_max > box_.y_max || selection.x_max > box_.x_max;
+
+    selection_start_ = xmin_saturated ? box_.x_min : selection.x_min;
+    selection_end_ = xmax_saturated ? box_.x_max : selection.x_max;
+
+    has_selection = true;
+
+    Box out;
+    out.x_min = selection_start_;
+    out.x_max = selection_end_;
+    out.y_min = box_.y_min;
+    out.y_max = box_.y_max;
+    selected->push_back(out);
+  }
+  
   void Render(Screen& screen) override {
     int x = box_.x_min;
     const int y = box_.y_min;
     if (y > box_.y_max) {
       return;
     }
+
     for (const auto& cell : Utf8ToGlyphs(text_)) {
       if (x > box_.x_max) {
-        return;
+        break;
       }
       if (cell == "\n") {
         continue;
       }
       screen.PixelAt(x, y).character = cell;
+
+      if (has_selection) {
+        if((x >= selection_start_) && (x <= selection_end_)) {
+          screen.PixelAt(x, y).inverted = true;
+        }
+      }
+
       ++x;
     }
   }
 
  private:
   std::string text_;
+  bool has_selection = false;
+  int selection_start_ = 0;
+  int selection_end_ = 10;
 };
 
 class VText : public Node {
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/vbox.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/vbox.cpp
index 28d885d..761a8b3 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/vbox.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/vbox.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,30 @@ class VBox : public Node {
       y = box.y_max + 1;
     }
   }
+
+  void Selection(Box selection, std::vector<Box>* selected) override {
+    // If this Node box_ doesn't intersect with the selection, then no
+    // selection.
+    if (Box::Intersection(selection, box_).IsEmpty()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const bool ymin_saturated =
+      selection.x_min < box_.x_min || selection.y_min < box_.y_min;
+    const bool ymax_saturated =
+      selection.x_max > box_.x_max || selection.y_max > box_.y_max;
+
+    if (ymin_saturated) {
+      selection.y_min = std::min(box_.y_min, selection.y_min);
+    }
+    if (ymax_saturated) {
+      selection.y_max = std::max(box_.y_max, selection.y_max);
+    }
+    
+    for (auto& child : children_) {
+      child->Selection(selection, selected);
+    }
+  }
 };
 }  // namespace
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
index 7bd64e2..be6f1d9 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ Screen Screen::Create(Dimensions dimension) {
   return {dimension.dimx, dimension.dimy};
 }
 
-Screen::Screen(int dimx, int dimy) : Image{dimx, dimy} {
+Screen::Screen(int dimx, int dimy) :
+      Image{dimx, dimy} {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   // The placement of this call is a bit weird, however we can assume that
   // anybody who instantiates a Screen object eventually wants to output