diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
index 8e691175..693ba368 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type EventHandlers = { [key: string]: React.MouseEventHandler | React.WheelEvent
 
 type UserSelectionProps = {
   isSelectionMode: boolean;
+  onSelectionStart?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
+  onSelectionEnd?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   onClick?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   onContextMenu?: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   onWheel?: (e: React.WheelEvent) => void;
@@ -55,144 +57,159 @@ const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => ({
   elementsSelectable: s.elementsSelectable,
 });
 
-const UserSelection = memo(({ isSelectionMode, onClick, onContextMenu, onWheel, children }: UserSelectionProps) => {
-  const container = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-  const store = useStoreApi();
-  const prevSelectedNodesCount = useRef<number>(0);
-  const prevSelectedEdgesCount = useRef<number>(0);
-  const containerBounds = useRef<DOMRect>();
-  const [userSelectionRect, setUserSelectionRect] = useState<SelectionRect | null>(null);
-  const { userSelectionActive, elementsSelectable } = useStore(selector, shallow);
+const UserSelection = memo(
+  ({
+    isSelectionMode,
+    onSelectionStart,
+    onSelectionEnd,
+    onClick,
+    onContextMenu,
+    onWheel,
+    children,
+  }: UserSelectionProps) => {
+    const container = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+    const store = useStoreApi();
+    const prevSelectedNodesCount = useRef<number>(0);
+    const prevSelectedEdgesCount = useRef<number>(0);
+    const containerBounds = useRef<DOMRect>();
+    const [userSelectionRect, setUserSelectionRect] = useState<SelectionRect | null>(null);
+    const { userSelectionActive, elementsSelectable } = useStore(selector, shallow);
 
-  const resetUserSelection = () => {
-    setUserSelectionRect(null);
+    const resetUserSelection = () => {
+      setUserSelectionRect(null);
 
-    store.setState({ userSelectionActive: false });
+      store.setState({ userSelectionActive: false });
 
-    prevSelectedNodesCount.current = 0;
-    prevSelectedEdgesCount.current = 0;
-  };
-
-  const onMouseDown = (event: React.MouseEvent): void => {
-    if (!elementsSelectable || !isSelectionMode || event.button !== 0 || event.target !== container.current) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    store.getState().resetSelectedElements();
-
-    const reactFlowNode = (event.target as Element).closest('.react-flow')!;
-    containerBounds.current = reactFlowNode.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-    const mousePos = getMousePosition(event, containerBounds.current!);
-
-    setUserSelectionRect({
-      width: 0,
-      height: 0,
-      startX: mousePos.x,
-      startY: mousePos.y,
-      x: mousePos.x,
-      y: mousePos.y,
-    });
-  };
-
-  const onMouseMove = (event: React.MouseEvent): void => {
-    if (!isSelectionMode || !containerBounds.current || !userSelectionRect) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    store.setState({ userSelectionActive: true, nodesSelectionActive: false });
-
-    const mousePos = getMousePosition(event, containerBounds.current!);
-    const startX = userSelectionRect.startX ?? 0;
-    const startY = userSelectionRect.startY ?? 0;
-
-    const nextUserSelectRect = {
-      ...userSelectionRect,
-      x: mousePos.x < startX ? mousePos.x : startX,
-      y: mousePos.y < startY ? mousePos.y : startY,
-      width: Math.abs(mousePos.x - startX),
-      height: Math.abs(mousePos.y - startY),
-      draw: true,
+      prevSelectedNodesCount.current = 0;
+      prevSelectedEdgesCount.current = 0;
     };
 
-    const { nodeInternals, edges, transform, onNodesChange, onEdgesChange, nodeOrigin } = store.getState();
-    const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
-    const selectedNodes = getNodesInside(nodeInternals, nextUserSelectRect, transform, true, true, nodeOrigin);
-    const selectedEdgeIds = getConnectedEdges(selectedNodes, edges).map((e) => e.id);
-    const selectedNodeIds = selectedNodes.map((n) => n.id);
-
-    if (prevSelectedNodesCount.current !== selectedNodeIds.length) {
-      prevSelectedNodesCount.current = selectedNodeIds.length;
-      const changes = getSelectionChanges(nodes, selectedNodeIds) as NodeChange[];
-      if (changes.length) {
-        onNodesChange?.(changes);
+    const onMouseDown = (event: React.MouseEvent): void => {
+      if (!elementsSelectable || !isSelectionMode || event.button !== 0 || event.target !== container.current) {
+        return;
       }
-    }
 
-    if (prevSelectedEdgesCount.current !== selectedEdgeIds.length) {
-      prevSelectedEdgesCount.current = selectedEdgeIds.length;
-      const changes = getSelectionChanges(edges, selectedEdgeIds) as EdgeChange[];
-      if (changes.length) {
-        onEdgesChange?.(changes);
+      store.getState().resetSelectedElements();
+
+      const reactFlowNode = (event.target as Element).closest('.react-flow')!;
+      containerBounds.current = reactFlowNode.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+      const mousePos = getMousePosition(event, containerBounds.current!);
+
+      setUserSelectionRect({
+        width: 0,
+        height: 0,
+        startX: mousePos.x,
+        startY: mousePos.y,
+        x: mousePos.x,
+        y: mousePos.y,
+      });
+
+      onSelectionStart?.(event);
+    };
+
+    const onMouseMove = (event: React.MouseEvent): void => {
+      if (!isSelectionMode || !containerBounds.current || !userSelectionRect) {
+        return;
       }
-    }
 
-    setUserSelectionRect(nextUserSelectRect);
-  };
+      store.setState({ userSelectionActive: true, nodesSelectionActive: false });
 
-  const onMouseUp = (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-    // We only want to trigger click functions when in selection mode if
-    // the user did not move the mouse.
-    if (!userSelectionActive && userSelectionRect && event.target === container.current) {
-      onClick?.(event);
-    }
+      const mousePos = getMousePosition(event, containerBounds.current!);
+      const startX = userSelectionRect.startX ?? 0;
+      const startY = userSelectionRect.startY ?? 0;
 
-    store.setState({ nodesSelectionActive: prevSelectedNodesCount.current > 0 });
+      const nextUserSelectRect = {
+        ...userSelectionRect,
+        x: mousePos.x < startX ? mousePos.x : startX,
+        y: mousePos.y < startY ? mousePos.y : startY,
+        width: Math.abs(mousePos.x - startX),
+        height: Math.abs(mousePos.y - startY),
+        draw: true,
+      };
 
-    resetUserSelection();
-  };
+      const { nodeInternals, edges, transform, onNodesChange, onEdgesChange, nodeOrigin } = store.getState();
+      const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+      const selectedNodes = getNodesInside(nodeInternals, nextUserSelectRect, transform, true, true, nodeOrigin);
+      const selectedEdgeIds = getConnectedEdges(selectedNodes, edges).map((e) => e.id);
+      const selectedNodeIds = selectedNodes.map((n) => n.id);
 
-  const onMouseLeave = () => {
-    if (userSelectionActive) {
-      store.setState({ nodesSelectionActive: prevSelectedNodesCount.current > 0 });
-    }
-    resetUserSelection();
-  };
-
-  const eventHandlers =
-    elementsSelectable && (isSelectionMode || userSelectionActive)
-      ? {
-          ...wrapHandlers({ onContextMenu, onWheel }, container),
-          onMouseDown,
-          onMouseMove,
-          onMouseUp,
-          onMouseLeave,
+      if (prevSelectedNodesCount.current !== selectedNodeIds.length) {
+        prevSelectedNodesCount.current = selectedNodeIds.length;
+        const changes = getSelectionChanges(nodes, selectedNodeIds) as NodeChange[];
+        if (changes.length) {
+          onNodesChange?.(changes);
         }
-      : wrapHandlers(
-          {
-            onClick,
-            onContextMenu,
-            onWheel,
-          },
-          container
-        );
+      }
 
-  return (
-    <div className="react-flow__pane react-flow__container" {...eventHandlers} ref={container}>
-      {children}
-      {userSelectionActive && userSelectionRect && (
-        <div
-          className="react-flow__selection react-flow__container"
-          style={{
-            width: userSelectionRect.width,
-            height: userSelectionRect.height,
-            transform: `translate(${userSelectionRect.x}px, ${userSelectionRect.y}px)`,
-          }}
-        />
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
-});
+      if (prevSelectedEdgesCount.current !== selectedEdgeIds.length) {
+        prevSelectedEdgesCount.current = selectedEdgeIds.length;
+        const changes = getSelectionChanges(edges, selectedEdgeIds) as EdgeChange[];
+        if (changes.length) {
+          onEdgesChange?.(changes);
+        }
+      }
+
+      setUserSelectionRect(nextUserSelectRect);
+    };
+
+    const onMouseUp = (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+      // We only want to trigger click functions when in selection mode if
+      // the user did not move the mouse.
+      if (!userSelectionActive && userSelectionRect && event.target === container.current) {
+        onClick?.(event);
+      }
+
+      store.setState({ nodesSelectionActive: prevSelectedNodesCount.current > 0 });
+
+      resetUserSelection();
+
+      onSelectionEnd?.(event);
+    };
+
+    const onMouseLeave = (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+      if (userSelectionActive) {
+        store.setState({ nodesSelectionActive: prevSelectedNodesCount.current > 0 });
+        onSelectionEnd?.(event);
+      }
+      resetUserSelection();
+    };
+
+    const eventHandlers =
+      elementsSelectable && (isSelectionMode || userSelectionActive)
+        ? {
+            ...wrapHandlers({ onContextMenu, onWheel }, container),
+            onMouseDown,
+            onMouseMove,
+            onMouseUp,
+            onMouseLeave,
+          }
+        : wrapHandlers(
+            {
+              onClick,
+              onContextMenu,
+              onWheel,
+            },
+            container
+          );
+
+    return (
+      <div className="react-flow__pane react-flow__container" {...eventHandlers} ref={container}>
+        {children}
+        {userSelectionActive && userSelectionRect && (
+          <div
+            className="react-flow__selection react-flow__container"
+            style={{
+              width: userSelectionRect.width,
+              height: userSelectionRect.height,
+              transform: `translate(${userSelectionRect.x}px, ${userSelectionRect.y}px)`,
+            }}
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+);
 
 UserSelection.displayName = 'UserSelection';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/container/FlowRenderer/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/container/FlowRenderer/index.tsx
index d203033b..a5853a09 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/container/FlowRenderer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/container/FlowRenderer/index.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ const FlowRenderer = ({
   onMoveEnd,
   selectionKeyCode,
   selectBoxOnDrag,
+  onSelectionStart,
+  onSelectionEnd,
   multiSelectionKeyCode,
   zoomActivationKeyCode,
   elementsSelectable,
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ const FlowRenderer = ({
       noPanClassName={noPanClassName}
     >
       <UserSelection
+        onSelectionStart={onSelectionStart}
+        onSelectionEnd={onSelectionEnd}
         onClick={onClick}
         onMouseEnter={onPaneMouseEnter}
         onMouseMove={onPaneMouseMove}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
index 59dcdbf3..ca9aefbb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ const ReactFlow = forwardRef<ReactFlowRefType, ReactFlowProps>(
       onSelectionDrag,
       onSelectionDragStop,
       onSelectionContextMenu,
+      onSelectionStart,
+      onSelectionEnd,
       connectionMode = ConnectionMode.Strict,
       connectionLineType = ConnectionLineType.Bezier,
       connectionLineStyle,
@@ -219,6 +221,8 @@ const ReactFlow = forwardRef<ReactFlowRefType, ReactFlowProps>(
             onPaneScroll={onPaneScroll}
             onPaneContextMenu={onPaneContextMenu}
             onSelectionContextMenu={onSelectionContextMenu}
+            onSelectionStart={onSelectionStart}
+            onSelectionEnd={onSelectionEnd}
             onEdgeUpdate={onEdgeUpdate}
             onEdgeContextMenu={onEdgeContextMenu}
             onEdgeDoubleClick={onEdgeDoubleClick}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/component-props.ts b/packages/core/src/types/component-props.ts
index 9cf390a7..27498ba0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/component-props.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/component-props.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export type ReactFlowProps = HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & {
   onSelectionDragStart?: SelectionDragHandler;
   onSelectionDrag?: SelectionDragHandler;
   onSelectionDragStop?: SelectionDragHandler;
+  onSelectionStart?: (event: ReactMouseEvent) => void;
+  onSelectionEnd?: (event: ReactMouseEvent) => void;
   onSelectionContextMenu?: (event: ReactMouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
   onConnect?: OnConnect;
   onConnectStart?: OnConnectStart;