diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
index 1e493cc2..9bddf89e 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardView.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ UBBoardView::init ()
   mUsingTabletEraser = false;
   mIsCreatingTextZone = false;
   mRubberBand = 0;
+  mUBRubberBand = 0;
 
   mVirtualKeyboardActive = false;
 
@@ -414,10 +415,19 @@ void UBBoardView::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
         }
         else if (currentTool == UBStylusTool::Selector)
         {
-            QSet<QGraphicsItem*> existingTools = scene()->tools();
+//            QSet<QGraphicsItem*> existingTools = scene()->tools(); why do we need to get tools here?
 
             movingItem = scene()->itemAt(this->mapToScene(event->posF().toPoint()));
 
+            if (!movingItem) {
+                // Rubberband selection implementation
+                if (!mUBRubberBand) {
+                    mUBRubberBand = new UBRubberBand(QRubberBand::Rectangle, this);
+                }
+                mUBRubberBand->setGeometry (QRect (mMouseDownPos, QSize ()));
+                mUBRubberBand->show();
+            }
+
             if (!movingItem
                 || movingItem->isSelected()
                 || movingItem->type() == UBGraphicsDelegateFrame::Type
@@ -443,6 +453,7 @@ void UBBoardView::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
                 suspendedMousePressEvent = new QMouseEvent(event->type(), event->pos(), event->button(), event->buttons(), event->modifiers()); // удалить
             }
 
+
             event->accept();
         }
         else if (currentTool == UBStylusTool::Text)
@@ -470,7 +481,6 @@ void UBBoardView::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
 
                 if (!mRubberBand)
                     mRubberBand = new UBRubberBand (QRubberBand::Rectangle, this);
-
                 mRubberBand->setGeometry (QRect (mMouseDownPos, QSize ()));
                 mRubberBand->show ();
                 mIsCreatingTextZone = true;
@@ -533,6 +543,10 @@ UBBoardView::mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
             return;
         }
 
+        if (mUBRubberBand && mUBRubberBand->isVisible()) {
+            mUBRubberBand->setGeometry(QRect(mMouseDownPos, event->pos()).normalized());
+        }
+
         if (movingItem && (mMouseButtonIsPressed || mTabletStylusIsPressed))
         {
             QPointF scenePos = mapToScene(event->pos());
@@ -598,6 +612,10 @@ UBBoardView::mouseReleaseEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
           suspendedMousePressEvent = NULL;
       }
 
+      if (mUBRubberBand && mUBRubberBand->isVisible()) {
+          mUBRubberBand->hide();
+      }
+
       QGraphicsView::mouseReleaseEvent (event);
     }
   else if (currentTool == UBStylusTool::Text)
diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardView.h b/src/board/UBBoardView.h
index 1d54ed36..a0d0e838 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardView.h
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardView.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class UBBoardController;
 class UBAppleWidget;
 class UBGraphicsScene;
 class UBGraphicsWidgetItem;
+class UBRubberBand;
 
 class UBBoardView : public QGraphicsView
 {
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ class UBBoardView : public QGraphicsView
         QGraphicsItem *movingItem;
         QMouseEvent *suspendedMousePressEvent;
 
+        UBRubberBand *mUBRubberBand;
+
     private slots:
 
         void settingChanged(QVariant newValue);
diff --git a/src/gui/UBRubberBand.cpp b/src/gui/UBRubberBand.cpp
index 3d33fe18..6417104e 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBRubberBand.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/UBRubberBand.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "UBRubberBand.h"
 
 #include <QtGui>
+#include <QtGui/QPlastiqueStyle>
+#include <QStyleFactory>
 
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
 #include <QtGui/QMacStyle>
@@ -32,10 +34,13 @@ UBRubberBand::UBRubberBand(Shape s, QWidget * p)
     customStyle = new QWindowsXPStyle();
 #elif defined(Q_WS_MAC)
     customStyle = new QMacStyle();
+#elif defined(Q_WS_X11)
+    customStyle = QStyleFactory::create("oxygen");
 #endif
 
     if (customStyle)
         QRubberBand::setStyle(customStyle);
+
 }
 
 UBRubberBand::~UBRubberBand()
diff --git a/src/gui/UBRubberBand.h b/src/gui/UBRubberBand.h
index 5b251c15..e95e10bb 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBRubberBand.h
+++ b/src/gui/UBRubberBand.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class UBRubberBand : public QRubberBand
     public:
         UBRubberBand(Shape s, QWidget * p = 0);
         virtual ~UBRubberBand();
+
     private:
         QStyle* customStyle;
 };