diff --git a/modules/behavior/select.js b/modules/behavior/select.js
index 1f5a46f72..9b51e93d9 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/select.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/select.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
                     // always enter modeSelect even if the entity is already
                     // selected since listeners may expect `context.enter` events,
                     // e.g. in the walkthrough
-                    newMode = mode.id === 'select' ? mode.selectedIDs([datum.id]) : modeSelect(context, [datum.id]);
+                    newMode = mode.id === 'select' ? mode.selectedIDs([datum.id]) : modeSelect(context, [datum.id]).selectBehavior(behavior);
                     context.enter(newMode);
                 }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export function behaviorSelect(context) {
                     if (!showMenu) {
                         // deselect clicked entity, then reenter select mode or return to browse mode..
                         selectedIDs = selectedIDs.filter(function(id) { return id !== datum.id; });
-                        newMode = selectedIDs.length ? mode.selectedIDs(selectedIDs) : modeBrowse(context);
+                        newMode = selectedIDs.length ? mode.selectedIDs(selectedIDs) : modeBrowse(context).selectBehavior(behavior);
                         context.enter(newMode);
                     }
                 } else {
diff --git a/modules/modes/browse.js b/modules/modes/browse.js
index 0f0af5100..b268b76c6 100644
--- a/modules/modes/browse.js
+++ b/modules/modes/browse.js
@@ -16,20 +16,33 @@ export function modeBrowse(context) {
         id: 'browse',
         title: t('modes.browse.title'),
         description: t('modes.browse.description')
-    }, sidebar;
+    };
+    var sidebar;
 
-    var behaviors = [
-        behaviorPaste(context),
-        behaviorHover(context).on('hover', context.ui().sidebar.hover),
-        behaviorSelect(context),
-        behaviorLasso(context),
-        modeDragNode(context).behavior,
-        modeDragNote(context).behavior
-    ];
+    var _selectBehavior;
+    var _behaviors = [];
+
+
+    mode.selectBehavior = function(val) {
+        if (!arguments.length) return _selectBehavior;
+        _selectBehavior = val;
+        return mode;
+    };
 
 
     mode.enter = function() {
-        behaviors.forEach(context.install);
+        if (!_behaviors.length) {
+            if (!_selectBehavior) _selectBehavior = behaviorSelect(context);
+            _behaviors = [
+                behaviorPaste(context),
+                behaviorHover(context).on('hover', context.ui().sidebar.hover),
+                _selectBehavior,
+                behaviorLasso(context),
+                modeDragNode(context).behavior,
+                modeDragNote(context).behavior
+            ];
+        }
+        _behaviors.forEach(context.install);
 
         // Get focus on the body.
         if (document.activeElement && document.activeElement.blur) {
@@ -46,7 +59,7 @@ export function modeBrowse(context) {
 
     mode.exit = function() {
         context.ui().sidebar.hover.cancel();
-        behaviors.forEach(context.uninstall);
+        _behaviors.forEach(context.uninstall);
 
         if (sidebar) {
             context.ui().sidebar.hide();
diff --git a/modules/modes/select.js b/modules/modes/select.js
index 96af0e7a0..e8d8a9046 100644
--- a/modules/modes/select.js
+++ b/modules/modes/select.js
@@ -40,15 +40,8 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
 
     var _breatheBehavior = behaviorBreathe(context);
     var _modeDragNode = modeDragNode(context);
-    var _behaviors = [
-        behaviorPaste(context),
-        _breatheBehavior,
-        behaviorHover(context).on('hover', context.ui().sidebar.hoverModeSelect),
-        behaviorSelect(context),
-        behaviorLasso(context),
-        _modeDragNode.behavior,
-        modeDragNote(context).behavior
-    ];
+    var _selectBehavior;
+    var _behaviors = [];
 
     var _operations = [];
     var _newFeature = false;
@@ -160,6 +153,13 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
     };
 
 
+    mode.selectBehavior = function(val) {
+        if (!arguments.length) return _selectBehavior;
+        _selectBehavior = val;
+        return mode;
+    };
+
+
     mode.follow = function(val) {
         if (!arguments.length) return _follow;
         _follow = val;
@@ -208,6 +208,19 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
 
         loadOperations();
 
+        if (!_behaviors.length) {
+            if (!_selectBehavior) _selectBehavior = behaviorSelect(context);
+
+            _behaviors = [
+                behaviorPaste(context),
+                _breatheBehavior,
+                behaviorHover(context).on('hover', context.ui().sidebar.hoverModeSelect),
+                _selectBehavior,
+                behaviorLasso(context),
+                _modeDragNode.behavior,
+                modeDragNote(context).behavior
+            ];
+        }
         _behaviors.forEach(context.install);
 
         keybinding