diff --git a/frontend/src/uxbox/main/data/shapes_impl.cljs b/frontend/src/uxbox/main/data/shapes_impl.cljs
index 1c54113561..598445bf4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uxbox/main/data/shapes_impl.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/uxbox/main/data/shapes_impl.cljs
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@
     (geom/contained-in? shape selrect)
     (conj acc id)
 
+    (geom/overlaps? shape selrect)
+    (conj acc id)
+
     (:locked shape)
     acc
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/uxbox/main/geom.cljs b/frontend/src/uxbox/main/geom.cljs
index 37f19623b3..9ee43c887c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uxbox/main/geom.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/uxbox/main/geom.cljs
@@ -564,3 +564,13 @@
          (neg? (- sx1 rx1))
          (pos? (- sy2 ry2))
          (pos? (- sx2 rx2)))))
+
+(defn overlaps?
+  "Check if a shape overlaps with provided selection rect."
+  [shape selrect]
+  (let [{sx1 :x1 sx2 :x2 sy1 :y1 sy2 :y2} selrect
+        {rx1 :x1 rx2 :x2 ry1 :y1 ry2 :y2} shape]
+    (and (< rx1 sx2)
+         (> rx2 sx1)
+         (< ry1 sy2)
+         (> ry2 sy1))))