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..91dd577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/component/selectable_input.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// 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
+
+int main() {
+  using namespace ftxui;
+
+  // The data:
+  std::string first_name;
+  std::string last_name;
+  std::string password;
+  std::string phoneNumber;
+  // Region selection;
+  std::string textToCopy;
+
+  auto screen = ScreenInteractive::TerminalOutput();
+
+  // The basic input components:
+  Component input_first_name = Input(&first_name, "first name");
+  Component input_last_name = Input(&last_name, "last name");
+
+  // The password input component:
+  InputOption password_option;
+  password_option.password = true;
+  Component input_password = Input(&password, "password", password_option);
+
+  // The phone number input component:
+  // We are using `CatchEvent` to filter out non-digit characters.
+  Component input_phone_number = Input(&phoneNumber, "phone number");
+  input_phone_number |= CatchEvent([&](const Event& event) {
+    return event.is_character() && !std::isdigit(event.character()[0]);
+  });
+  input_phone_number |= CatchEvent([&](const Event& event) {
+    return event.is_character() && phoneNumber.size() > 10;
+  });
+
+  // The component tree:
+  auto component = Container::Vertical({
+      input_first_name,
+      input_last_name,
+      input_password,
+      input_phone_number,
+  });
+
+  // Tweak how the component tree is rendered:
+  auto renderer = Renderer(component, [&] {
+    return vbox({
+               hbox(text(" First name : "), input_first_name->Render()),
+               hbox(text(" Last name  : ") | selectable(),
+                    input_last_name->Render()),
+               hbox(text(" Password   : "), input_password->Render()),
+               hbox(text(" Phone num  : "), input_phone_number->Render()) |
+                   selectable(),
+               separator(),
+               text("Hello " + first_name + " " + last_name),
+               text("Your password is " + password),
+               text("Your phone number is " + phoneNumber),
+               text("Selected test is " + screen.GetSelection()),
+           }) |
+           border;
+  });
+
+  screen.Loop(renderer);
+}
diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
index 6c79913..6fd61c2 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
   void ForceHandleCtrlC(bool force);
   void ForceHandleCtrlZ(bool force);
 
+  std::string GetSelection();
+
  private:
   void ExitNow();
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ 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();
 
diff --git a/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp b/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
index b17a711..325caa9 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..5a71512 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/dom/node.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ class Node {
   };
   virtual void Check(Status* status);
 
+  // Selection.
+  // Propagated from Parents to Children.
+  virtual void Select(Box selected_area) {
+    // TODO: Implement this.
+  }
+
  protected:
   Elements children_;
   Requirement requirement_;
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/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..2f9bf19 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 {
 
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@ class Screen : public Image {
   Cursor cursor() const { return cursor_; }
   void SetCursor(Cursor cursor) { cursor_ = cursor; }
 
+  bool selection_enabled = false;
+  CapturedMouse selection_pending;
+  Box mouse_selection_region;
+  Box selection_region;
+  std::string selection_text;
+
   // Store an hyperlink in the screen. Return the id of the hyperlink. The id is
   // used to identify the hyperlink when the user click on it.
   uint8_t RegisterHyperlink(const std::string& link);
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index b5643ed..ee2591d 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 +826,67 @@ 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;
+    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;
+  }
+
+  if (!selection_pending) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (mouse.motion == Mouse::Moved) {
+    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) {
+    mouse_selection_region.x_max = mouse.x;
+    mouse_selection_region.y_max = mouse.y;
+    selection_pending = nullptr;
+
+    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;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+std::string ScreenInteractive::GetSelection() {
+  return selection_text;
+}
+
 // private
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE
 void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
@@ -892,6 +955,9 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
 #endif
   previous_frame_resized_ = resized;
 
+  // Clear selection text.
+  selection_text = "";
+
   Render(*this, document);
 
   // Set cursor position for user using tools to insert CJK characters.
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..1415191 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,30 @@ class Text : public Node {
       if (cell == "\n") {
         continue;
       }
-      screen.PixelAt(x, y).character = cell;
+      Pixel &currentPixel = screen.PixelAt(x, y);
+      currentPixel.character = cell;
+      
+      if(currentPixel.selectable == true)
+      {
+        if(screen.selection_region.Contain(x, y)) {
+          currentPixel.inverted ^= true;
+          screen.selection_text += currentPixel.character;
+        }
+        else if((x >= screen.selection_region.x_min) && (x >= screen.selection_region.x_max) &&
+                (y >= screen.selection_region.y_min) && (y < screen.selection_region.y_max))
+        {
+          currentPixel.inverted ^= true;
+          screen.selection_text += currentPixel.character;
+        }
+        else if((x <= screen.selection_region.x_min) && (x <= screen.selection_region.x_max) &&
+                (y > screen.selection_region.y_min) && (y <= screen.selection_region.y_max))
+        {
+          currentPixel.inverted ^= true;
+          screen.selection_text += currentPixel.character;
+        }
+
+      }
+
       ++x;
     }
   }
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 {
diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
index 7bd64e2..b1c0945 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ 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},
+      selection_text("") {
 #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