diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp
index e8c580ca4..3fc244142 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "SceneInspector.h"
 #include "DemoMode.h"
 #include "TextureMapping.h"
+#include "Utilities.h"
 
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Exception.h>
@@ -1900,6 +1901,79 @@ void StdViewBoxZoom::activated(int iMsg)
     }
 }
 
+//===========================================================================
+// Std_BoxSelection
+//===========================================================================
+DEF_3DV_CMD(StdBoxSelection);
+
+StdBoxSelection::StdBoxSelection()
+  : Command("Std_BoxSelection")
+{
+    sGroup        = QT_TR_NOOP("Standard-View");
+    sMenuText     = QT_TR_NOOP("Box selection");
+    sToolTipText  = QT_TR_NOOP("Box selection");
+    sWhatsThis    = "Std_ViewBoxZoom";
+    sStatusTip    = QT_TR_NOOP("Box selection");
+    eType         = AlterSelection;
+}
+
+static void selectionCallback(void * ud, SoEventCallback * cb)
+{
+    Gui::View3DInventorViewer* view  = reinterpret_cast<Gui::View3DInventorViewer*>(cb->getUserData());
+    view->removeEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(), selectionCallback, ud);
+    std::vector<SbVec2f> picked = view->getGLPolygon();
+    SoCamera* cam = view->getCamera();
+    SbViewVolume vv = cam->getViewVolume();
+    Gui::ViewVolumeProjection proj(vv);
+    Base::Polygon2D polygon;
+    if (picked.size() == 2) {
+        SbVec2f pt1 = picked[0];
+        SbVec2f pt2 = picked[1];
+        polygon.Add(Base::Vector2D(pt1[0], pt1[1]));
+        polygon.Add(Base::Vector2D(pt1[0], pt2[1]));
+        polygon.Add(Base::Vector2D(pt2[0], pt2[1]));
+        polygon.Add(Base::Vector2D(pt2[0], pt1[1]));
+    }
+    else {
+        for (std::vector<SbVec2f>::const_iterator it = picked.begin(); it != picked.end(); ++it)
+            polygon.Add(Base::Vector2D((*it)[0],(*it)[1]));
+    }
+
+    App::Document* doc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
+    if (doc) {
+        cb->setHandled();
+        std::vector<App::GeoFeature*> geom = doc->getObjectsOfType<App::GeoFeature>();
+        for (std::vector<App::GeoFeature*>::iterator it = geom.begin(); it != geom.end(); ++it) {
+            std::vector<App::Property*> props;
+            (*it)->getPropertyList(props);
+            for (std::vector<App::Property*>::iterator jt = props.begin(); jt != props.end(); ++jt) {
+                if ((*jt)->isDerivedFrom(App::PropertyGeometry::getClassTypeId())) {
+                    App::PropertyGeometry* prop = static_cast<App::PropertyGeometry*>(*jt);
+                    Base::BoundBox3d bbox = prop->getBoundingBox();
+                    Base::Vector3d pt2d;
+                    pt2d = proj(bbox.CalcCenter());
+                    if (polygon.Contains(Base::Vector2D(pt2d.x, pt2d.y))) {
+                        Gui::Selection().addSelection(doc->getName(), (*it)->getNameInDocument());
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void StdBoxSelection::activated(int iMsg)
+{
+    View3DInventor* view = qobject_cast<View3DInventor*>(getMainWindow()->activeWindow());
+    if ( view ) {
+        View3DInventorViewer* viewer = view->getViewer();
+        if (!viewer->isSelecting()) {
+            viewer->startSelection(View3DInventorViewer::Rectangle);
+            viewer->addEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(), selectionCallback);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 //===========================================================================
 // Std_TreeSelection
 //===========================================================================
@@ -2113,6 +2187,7 @@ void CreateViewStdCommands(void)
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdViewZoomIn());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdViewZoomOut());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdViewBoxZoom());
+    rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdBoxSelection());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdTreeSelection());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdMeasureDistance());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdSceneInspector());
diff --git a/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp
index 065b885cc..97262f601 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ int RectangleSelection::mouseButtonEvent( const SoMouseButtonEvent * const e, co
                 {
                     releaseMouseModel();
                     m_bWorking = false;
+                    _clPoly.push_back(e->getPosition());
                     ret = Finish;
                 }   break;
             default:
diff --git a/src/Gui/MouseSelection.h b/src/Gui/MouseSelection.h
index eeb41f2d1..fd8716e72 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MouseSelection.h
+++ b/src/Gui/MouseSelection.h
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ protected:
     int  m_iXnew, m_iYnew;
     SbBool m_bInner;
     SbBool mustRedraw;
-
-private:
     std::vector<SbVec2s> _clPoly;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index dc32d7dc7..26ca5d698 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ MenuItem* StdWorkbench::setupMenuBar() const
     edit->setCommand("&Edit");
     *edit << "Std_Undo" << "Std_Redo" << "Separator" << "Std_Cut" << "Std_Copy"
           << "Std_Paste" << "Std_DuplicateSelection" << "Separator"
-          << "Std_Refresh" << "Std_SelectAll" << "Std_Delete"
+          << "Std_Refresh" << "Std_BoxSelection" << "Std_SelectAll" << "Std_Delete"
           << "Std_Placement" << "Std_Alignment"
           << "Std_Edit" << "Separator" << "Std_DlgPreferences";
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Complete/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Complete/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index d2a5e5aaf..d60424b2d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Complete/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Complete/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Gui::MenuItem* Workbench::setupMenuBar() const
     edit->setCommand("&Edit");
     *edit << "Std_Undo" << "Std_Redo" << "Separator" << "Std_Cut" << "Std_Copy"
           << "Std_Paste" << "Std_DuplicateSelection" << "Separator"
-          << "Std_Refresh" << "Std_SelectAll" << "Std_Delete"
+          << "Std_Refresh" << "Std_BoxSelection" << "Std_SelectAll" << "Std_Delete"
           << "Std_Placement" << "Std_Alignment"
           << "Separator" << "Std_DlgPreferences";