diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue b/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
index 05a54413..ad06e6a4 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const {
   getNode,
   addSelectedNodes,
   multiSelectionActive,
-  resetSelectedElements,
+  removeSelectedElements,
   getSelectedNodes,
 } = $(useVueFlow())
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ useDrag({
       if (multiSelectionActive) {
         addSelectedNodes([node])
       } else {
-        resetSelectedElements()
+        removeSelectedElements()
         setState({
           nodesSelectionActive: false,
         })
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/container/SelectionPane/SelectionPane.vue b/packages/vue-flow/src/container/SelectionPane/SelectionPane.vue
index 45d1bcf9..c8b48dd8 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/container/SelectionPane/SelectionPane.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/container/SelectionPane/SelectionPane.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const {
   nodesSelectionActive,
   userSelectionActive,
   elementsSelectable,
-  resetSelectedElements,
+  removeSelectedElements,
   setState,
   getSelectedEdges,
   getSelectedNodes,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const onClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
   setState({
     nodesSelectionActive: false,
   })
-  resetSelectedElements()
+  removeSelectedElements()
 }
 
 const onContextMenu = (event: MouseEvent) => emits.paneContextMenu(event)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ useKeyPress($$(deleteKeyCode), (keyPressed) => {
       nodesSelectionActive: false,
     })
 
-    resetSelectedElements()
+    removeSelectedElements()
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts
index d6be0429..33bcf173 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     const selectedEdgesIds = edges.map((e) => e.id)
 
     let changedEdges: EdgeChange[]
-    if (state.multiSelectionActive) changedEdges = selectedEdgesIds.map((nodeId) => createSelectionChange(nodeId, true))
+    if (state.multiSelectionActive) changedEdges = selectedEdgesIds.map((edgeId) => createSelectionChange(edgeId, true))
     else changedEdges = getSelectionChanges(state.edges, selectedEdgesIds, getters.getNode.value)
 
     if (changedEdges.length) state.hooks.edgesChange.trigger(changedEdges)
@@ -198,6 +198,36 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     addSelectedEdges(elements.filter(isGraphEdge))
   }
 
+  const removeSelectedNodes: Actions['removeSelectedNodes'] = (nodes) => {
+    const unselectedNodesIds = nodes.map((n) => n.id)
+
+    let changedNodes: NodeChange[]
+    if (state.multiSelectionActive) changedNodes = unselectedNodesIds.map((nodeId) => createSelectionChange(nodeId, false))
+    else changedNodes = getSelectionChanges(state.nodes, unselectedNodesIds, getters.getNode.value)
+
+    if (changedNodes.length) state.hooks.nodesChange.trigger(changedNodes)
+  }
+
+  const removeSelectedEdges: Actions['removeSelectedEdges'] = (edges) => {
+    const unselectedEdgesIds = edges.map((e) => e.id)
+
+    let changedEdges: EdgeChange[]
+    if (state.multiSelectionActive) changedEdges = unselectedEdgesIds.map((edgeId) => createSelectionChange(edgeId, false))
+    else changedEdges = getSelectionChanges(state.edges, unselectedEdgesIds, getters.getNode.value)
+
+    if (changedEdges.length) state.hooks.edgesChange.trigger(changedEdges)
+  }
+
+  const removeSelectedElements: Actions['removeSelectedElements'] = (elements) => {
+    if (!elements) {
+      addSelectedNodes([])
+      addSelectedEdges([])
+    } else {
+      if (elements.nodes) removeSelectedNodes(elements.nodes.filter(isGraphNode))
+      if (elements.edges) removeSelectedEdges(elements.edges.filter(isGraphEdge))
+    }
+  }
+
   const setMinZoom: Actions['setMinZoom'] = (minZoom: any) => {
     state.d3Zoom?.scaleExtent([minZoom, state.maxZoom])
     state.minZoom = minZoom
@@ -213,11 +243,6 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     state.translateExtent = translateExtent
   }
 
-  const resetSelectedElements: Actions['resetSelectedElements'] = () => {
-    addSelectedNodes([])
-    addSelectedEdges([])
-  }
-
   const setInteractive: Actions['setInteractive'] = (isInteractive) => {
     state.nodesDraggable = isInteractive
     state.nodesConnectable = isInteractive
@@ -355,7 +380,9 @@ export default (state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions => {
     setMinZoom,
     setMaxZoom,
     setTranslateExtent,
-    resetSelectedElements,
+    removeSelectedElements,
+    removeSelectedNodes,
+    removeSelectedEdges,
     setInteractive,
     setState,
     $reset: () => {
diff --git a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
index f2bba37b..83fd3161 100644
--- a/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-flow/src/types/store.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,12 @@ export interface Actions {
   addSelectedEdges: (edges: GraphEdge[]) => void
   /** manually select nodes and add to state */
   addSelectedNodes: (nodes: GraphNode[]) => void
-  /** unselect all selected elements */
-  resetSelectedElements: () => void
+  /** manually unselect edges and remove from state */
+  removeSelectedEdges: (edges: GraphEdge[]) => void
+  /** manually unselect nodes and remove from state */
+  removeSelectedNodes: (nodes: GraphNode[]) => void
+  /** unselect selected elements (if none are passed, all elements are unselected) */
+  removeSelectedElements: (elements?: { nodes?: GraphNode[]; edges?: GraphEdge[] }) => void
   /** apply min zoom value to d3 */
   setMinZoom: (zoom: number) => void
   /** apply max zoom value to d3 */