diff --git a/src/Renderer.ts b/src/Renderer.ts
index af95d51e..21d48328 100644
--- a/src/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/Renderer.ts
@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@ export class Renderer {
 
     this._terminal.emit('refresh', {element: this._terminal.element, start: start, end: end});
   };
+
+  public refreshSelection(start: [number, number], end: [number, number]) {
+    console.log('renderer, refresh:', start, end);
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/SelectionManager.ts b/src/SelectionManager.ts
index 3c99ef66..e0e5bdbc 100644
--- a/src/SelectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/SelectionManager.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 import { CharMeasure } from './utils/CharMeasure';
 import { CircularList } from './utils/CircularList';
+import { EventEmitter } from './EventEmitter';
 import * as Mouse from './utils/Mouse';
 
-export class SelectionManager {
+export class SelectionManager extends EventEmitter {
+  // TODO: Create a SelectionModel
   private _selectionStart: [number, number];
   private _selectionEnd: [number, number];
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ export class SelectionManager {
   private _mouseMoveListener: EventListener;
 
   constructor(buffer: CircularList<any>, rowContainer: HTMLElement, selectionContainer: HTMLElement, charMeasure: CharMeasure) {
+    super();
     this._rowContainer = rowContainer;
     this._selectionContainer = selectionContainer;
     this._buffer = buffer;
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ export class SelectionManager {
    * Redraws the selection.
    */
   public refresh(): void {
+    // TODO: Figure out when to refresh the selection vs when to refresh the viewport
+    this.emit('refresh', { start: this._selectionStart, end: this._selectionEnd });
     console.log(`Selection: Start: (${this._selectionStart[0]}, ${this._selectionStart[1]}), End: (${this._selectionEnd[0]}, ${this._selectionEnd[1]})`);
     this._selectionContainer.innerHTML = `<div><br><br></div>`;
   }
diff --git a/src/xterm.js b/src/xterm.js
index 8aa51b73..028debb6 100644
--- a/src/xterm.js
+++ b/src/xterm.js
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ Terminal.prototype.open = function(parent, focus) {
   this.viewport = new Viewport(this, this.viewportElement, this.viewportScrollArea, this.charMeasure);
   this.renderer = new Renderer(this);
   this.selectionManager = new SelectionManager(this.lines, this.rowContainer, this.selectionContainer, this.charMeasure);
+  this.selectionManager.on('refresh', data => this.renderer.refreshSelection(data.start, data.end));
 
   // Setup loop that draws to screen
   this.refresh(0, this.rows - 1);