diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99977a9c..0025d701 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ const BasicFlow = () => <ReactFlow elements={elements} />;
 - `onMoveStart()`: called when user starts panning or zooming
 - `onMoveEnd()`: called when user ends panning or zooming
 - `onSelectionChange(elements: Elements)`: called when user selects one or multiple elements
+- `onSelectionDragStart(evt: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[])`: called when user starts to drag a selection
+- `onSelectionDrag(evt: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[])`: called when user drags a selection
+- `onSelectionDragStop(evt: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[])`: called when user stops to drag a selection
 - `onPaneClick(event: MouseEvent)`: called when user clicks directly on the canvas
 - `onPaneContextMenu(event: MouseEvent)`: called when user does a right-click on the canvas
 
diff --git a/example/src/Overview/index.js b/example/src/Overview/index.js
index b08ede0a..045d5684 100644
--- a/example/src/Overview/index.js
+++ b/example/src/Overview/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import ReactFlow, { removeElements, addEdge, MiniMap, Controls, Background, isNo
 
 const onNodeDragStart = (event, node) => console.log('drag start', node);
 const onNodeDragStop = (event, node) => console.log('drag stop', node);
+const onSelectionDrag = (event, nodes) => console.log('selection drag', nodes);
+const onSelectionDragStart = (event, nodes) => console.log('selection drag start', nodes);
+const onSelectionDragStop = (event, nodes) => console.log('selection drag stop', nodes);
 const onElementClick = (event, element) => console.log(`${isNode(element) ? 'node' : 'edge'} click:`, element);
 const onSelectionChange = (elements) => console.log('selection change', elements);
 const onLoad = (reactFlowInstance) => {
@@ -120,6 +123,9 @@ const OverviewFlow = () => {
       onConnect={onConnect}
       onNodeDragStart={onNodeDragStart}
       onNodeDragStop={onNodeDragStop}
+      onSelectionDragStart={onSelectionDragStart}
+      onSelectionDrag={onSelectionDrag}
+      onSelectionDragStop={onSelectionDragStop}
       onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
       onMoveEnd={onMoveEnd}
       onLoad={onLoad}
diff --git a/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx b/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
index 48db9bf3..1aaa2053 100644
--- a/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * made a selectio  with on or several nodes
  */
 
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, MouseEvent } from 'react';
 import ReactDraggable from 'react-draggable';
 
 import { useStoreState, useStoreActions } from '../../store/hooks';
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ function getStartPositions(nodes: Node[]): StartPositions {
   }, startPositions);
 }
 
-export default () => {
+export interface NodesSelectionProps {
+  onSelectionDragStart?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  onSelectionDrag?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  onSelectionDragStop?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+}
+
+export default ({ onSelectionDragStart, onSelectionDrag, onSelectionDragStop }: NodesSelectionProps) => {
   const [offset, setOffset] = useState<XYPosition>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
   const [startPositions, setStartPositions] = useState<StartPositions>({});
 
@@ -61,6 +67,10 @@ export default () => {
 
     const nextStartPositions = getStartPositions(selectedNodes);
 
+    if (onSelectionDragStart) {
+      onSelectionDragStart(event, selectedNodes);
+    }
+
     if (nextStartPositions) {
       setOffset({ x: offsetX, y: offsetY });
       setStartPositions(nextStartPositions);
@@ -74,7 +84,17 @@ export default () => {
     };
 
     if (selectedElements) {
-      selectedElements.filter(isNode).forEach((node) => {
+      const selectedNodes = selectedElements ? selectedElements.filter(isNode) : [];
+
+      if (onSelectionDrag) {
+        const selectionNodes = selectedNodes.map(
+          (selectedNode) => nodes.find((node) => node.id === selectedNode.id)! as Node
+        );
+
+        onSelectionDrag(event, selectionNodes);
+      }
+
+      selectedNodes.forEach((node) => {
         const pos: XYPosition = {
           x: startPositions[node.id].x + scaledClient.x - selectedNodesBbox.x - offset.x - tX,
           y: startPositions[node.id].y + scaledClient.y - selectedNodesBbox.y - offset.y - tY,
@@ -85,6 +105,16 @@ export default () => {
     }
   };
 
+  const onStop = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (selectedElements && onSelectionDragStop) {
+      const selectedNodes = selectedElements
+        ? selectedElements.filter(isNode).map((selectedNode) => nodes.find((node) => node.id === selectedNode.id)!)
+        : [];
+
+      onSelectionDragStop(event, selectedNodes);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div
       className="react-flow__nodesselection"
@@ -97,6 +127,7 @@ export default () => {
         grid={grid}
         onStart={(event) => onStart(event as MouseEvent)}
         onDrag={(event) => onDrag(event as MouseEvent)}
+        onStop={(event) => onStop(event as MouseEvent)}
       >
         <div
           className="react-flow__nodesselection-rect"
diff --git a/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx b/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx
index c3daeaf6..14fbae1e 100644
--- a/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx
+++ b/src/container/GraphView/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ export interface GraphViewProps {
   onMoveEnd?: (flowTransform?: FlowTransform) => void;
   onPaneClick?: (event: MouseEvent) => void;
   onPaneContextMenu?: (event: MouseEvent) => void;
+  onSelectionDragStart?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  onSelectionDrag?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  onSelectionDragStop?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
   selectionKeyCode: number;
   nodeTypes: NodeTypesType;
   edgeTypes: EdgeTypesType;
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ const GraphView = ({
   onNodeContextMenu,
   onNodeDragStart,
   onNodeDragStop,
+  onSelectionDragStart,
+  onSelectionDrag,
+  onSelectionDragStop,
   connectionLineType,
   connectionLineStyle,
   selectionKeyCode,
@@ -262,7 +268,13 @@ const GraphView = ({
         markerEndId={markerEndId}
       />
       <UserSelection selectionKeyPressed={selectionKeyPressed} />
-      {nodesSelectionActive && <NodesSelection />}
+      {nodesSelectionActive && (
+        <NodesSelection
+          onSelectionDragStart={onSelectionDragStart}
+          onSelectionDrag={onSelectionDrag}
+          onSelectionDragStop={onSelectionDragStop}
+        />
+      )}
       <div
         className="react-flow__zoompane"
         onClick={onZoomPaneClick}
diff --git a/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx b/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
index 9bb2c328..ff72ddf8 100644
--- a/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
+++ b/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export interface ReactFlowProps extends Omit<HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'on
   onMoveStart?: (flowTransform?: FlowTransform) => void;
   onMoveEnd?: (flowTransform?: FlowTransform) => void;
   onSelectionChange?: (elements: Elements | null) => void;
+  onSelectionDragStart?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  onSelectionDrag?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  onSelectionDragStop?: (event: MouseEvent, nodes: Node[]) => void;
   onPaneClick?: (event: MouseEvent) => void;
   onPaneContextMenu?: (event: MouseEvent) => void;
   nodeTypes: NodeTypesType;
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@ const ReactFlow = ({
   onNodeDragStart,
   onNodeDragStop,
   onSelectionChange,
+  onSelectionDragStart,
+  onSelectionDrag,
+  onSelectionDragStop,
   connectionLineType,
   connectionLineStyle,
   deleteKeyCode,
@@ -175,6 +181,9 @@ const ReactFlow = ({
           paneMoveable={paneMoveable}
           onPaneClick={onPaneClick}
           onPaneContextMenu={onPaneContextMenu}
+          onSelectionDragStart={onSelectionDragStart}
+          onSelectionDrag={onSelectionDrag}
+          onSelectionDragStop={onSelectionDragStop}
         />
         {onSelectionChange && <SelectionListener onSelectionChange={onSelectionChange} />}
         {children}