diff --git a/packages/web/src/designer/Designer.svelte b/packages/web/src/designer/Designer.svelte
index 3b82b5b03..7e826740c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/designer/Designer.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/designer/Designer.svelte
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
   import { GraphDefinition, GraphLayout } from './GraphLayout';
   import { saveFileToDisk } from '../utility/exportElectronFile';
   import { apiCall } from '../utility/api';
+  import moveDrag from '../utility/moveDrag';
+  import { rectanglesHaveIntersection } from './designerMath';
 
   export let value;
   export let onChange;
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@
   let domCanvas;
   let canvasWidth = 3000;
   let canvasHeight = 3000;
+  let dragStartPoint = null;
+  let dragCurrentPoint = null;
 
   const sourceDragColumn$ = writable(null);
   const targetDragColumn$ = writable(null);
@@ -542,6 +546,41 @@
     tick().then(recomputeReferencePositions);
   };
 
+  const handleMoveStart = (x, y) => {
+    dragStartPoint = { x, y };
+  };
+  const handleMove = (dx, dy, x, y) => {
+    dragCurrentPoint = { x, y };
+  };
+  const handleMoveEnd = (x, y) => {
+    if (dragStartPoint && dragCurrentPoint) {
+      const bounds = {
+        left: Math.min(dragStartPoint.x, dragCurrentPoint.x),
+        right: Math.max(dragStartPoint.x, dragCurrentPoint.x),
+        top: Math.min(dragStartPoint.y, dragCurrentPoint.y),
+        bottom: Math.max(dragStartPoint.y, dragCurrentPoint.y),
+      };
+
+      callChange(
+        current => ({
+          ...current,
+          tables: (current.tables || []).map(x => {
+            const domTable = domTables[x.designerId] as any;
+            const rect = domTable.getRect();
+            return {
+              ...x,
+              isSelectedTable: rectanglesHaveIntersection(rect, bounds),
+            };
+          }),
+        }),
+        true
+      );
+    }
+
+    dragStartPoint = null;
+    dragCurrentPoint = null;
+  };
+
   function recomputeReferencePositions() {
     for (const ref of Object.values(referenceRefs) as any[]) {
       if (ref) ref.recomputePosition();
@@ -651,6 +690,7 @@
         );
       }
     }}
+    use:moveDrag={settings?.canSelectTables ? [handleMoveStart, handleMove, handleMoveEnd] : null}
   >
     {#each references || [] as ref (ref.designerId)}
       <svelte:component
@@ -700,6 +740,20 @@
       />
     {/each}
   </div>
+
+  {#if dragStartPoint && dragCurrentPoint}
+    <svg class="drag-rect">
+      <polyline
+        points={`
+        ${dragStartPoint.x},${dragStartPoint.y}
+        ${dragStartPoint.x},${dragCurrentPoint.y}
+        ${dragCurrentPoint.x},${dragCurrentPoint.y}
+        ${dragCurrentPoint.x},${dragStartPoint.y}
+        ${dragStartPoint.x},${dragStartPoint.y}
+    `}
+      />
+    </svg>
+  {/if}
 </div>
 
 <style>
@@ -715,4 +769,24 @@
   .canvas {
     position: relative;
   }
+
+  svg.drag-rect {
+    visibility: hidden;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  :global(.dbgate-screen) svg.drag-rect {
+    visibility: visible;
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+  }
+  :global(.dbgate-screen) svg.drag-rect polyline {
+    fill: none;
+    stroke: var(--theme-bg-4);
+    stroke-width: 2;
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/designer/DesignerTable.svelte b/packages/web/src/designer/DesignerTable.svelte
index 5da1c193c..7fc5a1f6a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/designer/DesignerTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/designer/DesignerTable.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   import contextMenu from '../utility/contextMenu';
   import moveDrag from '../utility/moveDrag';
   import ColumnLine from './ColumnLine.svelte';
+import { rectanglesHaveIntersection } from './designerMath';
   import DomTableRef from './DomTableRef';
 
   export let table;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/designer/designerMath.ts b/packages/web/src/designer/designerMath.ts
index 348604105..caf11e8e8 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/designer/designerMath.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/designer/designerMath.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { arrayDifference } from 'interval-operations';
+import { intersection, arrayDifference } from 'interval-operations';
 import _ from 'lodash';
+
 export interface IPoint {
   x: number;
   y: number;
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ export function rectangleIntersectArea(rect1: IBoxBounds, rect2: IBoxBounds) {
   return x_overlap * y_overlap;
 }
 
+export function rectanglesHaveIntersection(rect1: IBoxBounds, rect2: IBoxBounds) {
+  const xIntersection = intersection([rect1.left, rect1.right], [rect2.left, rect2.right]);
+  const yIntersection = intersection([rect1.top, rect1.bottom], [rect2.top, rect2.bottom]);
+
+  return !!xIntersection && !!yIntersection;
+}
+
 export class Vector2D {
   constructor(public x: number, public y: number) {}
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/moveDrag.ts b/packages/web/src/utility/moveDrag.ts
index c94257bfb..eef0c1e6c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/moveDrag.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/moveDrag.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 export default function moveDrag(node, dragEvents) {
   if (!dragEvents) return;
-  
+
   const [onStart, onMove, onEnd] = dragEvents;
   let startX = null;
   let startY = null;
 
+  let clientX = null;
+  let clientY = null;
+
   const handleMoveDown = e => {
     if (e.button != 0) return;
+
+    const clientRect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+    clientX = clientRect.left;
+    clientY = clientRect.top;
+  
     startX = e.clientX;
     startY = e.clientY;
     document.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMoveMove, true);
     document.addEventListener('mouseup', handleMoveEnd, true);
-    onStart();
+    onStart(e.clientX - clientX, e.clientY - clientY);
   };
 
   const handleMoveMove = e => {
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ export default function moveDrag(node, dragEvents) {
     const diffY = e.clientY - startY;
     startY = e.clientY;
 
-    onMove(diffX, diffY);
+    onMove(diffX, diffY, e.clientX - clientX, e.clientY - clientY);
   };
   const handleMoveEnd = e => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ export default function moveDrag(node, dragEvents) {
     startY = null;
     document.removeEventListener('mousemove', handleMoveMove, true);
     document.removeEventListener('mouseup', handleMoveEnd, true);
-    onEnd();
+    onEnd(e.clientX - clientX, e.clientY - clientY);
   };
 
   node.addEventListener('mousedown', handleMoveDown);