diff --git a/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp b/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp
index 3770803..8ad7d1a 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct Box {
   static auto Intersection(Box a, Box b) -> Box;
   static auto Union(Box a, Box b) -> Box;
   bool Contain(int x, int y) const;
+  Box Clean() const;
   bool IsEmpty() const;
   bool operator==(const Box& other) const;
   bool operator!=(const Box& other) const;
diff --git a/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp b/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
index 211ed59..2f9bf19 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Screen : public Image {
 
   bool selection_enabled = false;
   CapturedMouse selection_pending;
+  Box mouse_selection_region;
   Box selection_region;
   std::string selection_text;
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index 49cbee0..ee2591d 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -843,10 +843,12 @@ bool ScreenInteractive::HandleSelection(Event event) {
       return false;
     }
     selection_enabled = true;
-    selection_region.x_min = mouse.x;
-    selection_region.y_min = mouse.y;
-    selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
-    selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
+    mouse_selection_region.x_min = mouse.x;
+    mouse_selection_region.y_min = mouse.y;
+    mouse_selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
+    mouse_selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
+
+    selection_region = mouse_selection_region.Clean();
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -855,18 +857,22 @@ bool ScreenInteractive::HandleSelection(Event event) {
   }
 
   if (mouse.motion == Mouse::Moved) {
-    selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
-    selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
+    mouse_selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
+    mouse_selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
+
+    selection_region = mouse_selection_region.Clean();
     return true;
   }
 
   if (mouse.motion == Mouse::Released) {
-    selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
-    selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
+    mouse_selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
+    mouse_selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
     selection_pending = nullptr;
 
-    if (selection_region.x_min == selection_region.x_max &&
-        selection_region.y_min == selection_region.y_max) {
+    selection_region = mouse_selection_region.Clean();
+
+    if (mouse_selection_region.x_min == mouse_selection_region.x_max &&
+        mouse_selection_region.y_min == mouse_selection_region.y_max) {
       selection_enabled = false;
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
index e190305..3e5bc92 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,24 @@ bool Box::Contain(int x, int y) const {
          y_max >= y;
 }
 
+/// @return a copy of box with the x_min <= x_max and y_min <= y_max.
+/// @ingroup screen
+Box Box::Clean() const {
+  Box newBox = *this;
+
+  if(newBox.x_min > newBox.x_max)
+  {
+    std::swap(newBox.x_min, newBox.x_max);
+  }
+
+  if(newBox.y_min > newBox.y_max)
+  {
+    std::swap(newBox.y_min, newBox.y_max);
+  }
+
+  return newBox;
+}
+
 /// @return whether the box is empty.
 /// @ingroup screen
 bool Box::IsEmpty() const {