diff --git a/fluents/plots.py b/fluents/plots.py
index 1c90695..bc53747 100644
--- a/fluents/plots.py
+++ b/fluents/plots.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import matplotlib
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtkagg import FigureCanvasGTKAgg as FigureCanvas
 from matplotlib.backend_bases import NavigationToolbar2,cursors
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtk import FileChooserDialog,cursord
-from matplotlib.widgets import SubplotTool,RectangleSelector
+from matplotlib.widgets import SubplotTool,RectangleSelector,Lasso
+from matplotlib.nxutils import points_inside_poly
 from matplotlib.axes import Subplot
 from matplotlib.figure import Figure
 from matplotlib import cm,cbook
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ class Plot (View):
         """
         self.selection_listener = listener
 
-    def update_selection(self, ids, key):
+    def update_selection(self, ids, key=None):
         """Returns updated current selection from ids.
         If a key is pressed we use the appropriate mode.
 
@@ -641,6 +642,15 @@ class ScatterMarkerPlot(Plot):
         ids = self.update_selection(ids, key)
         self.selection_listener(self.current_dim, ids)
 
+    def lasso_select_callback(self, verts, key=None):
+        self.canvas.draw_idle()
+        xys = scipy.c_[self.xaxis_data[:,scipy.newaxis], self.yaxis_data[:,scipy.newaxis]]
+        index = scipy.nonzero(points_inside_poly(xys, verts))[0]
+        ids = self.dataset_1.get_identifiers(self.current_dim, index)
+        ids = self.update_selection(ids, key)
+        self.selection_listener(self.current_dim, ids)
+        self.canvas.widgetlock.release(self._lasso)
+    
     def set_current_selection(self, selection):
         ids = selection[self.current_dim] # current identifiers
         index = self.dataset_1.get_indices(self.current_dim, ids)
@@ -750,6 +760,15 @@ class ScatterPlot(Plot):
         ids = self.update_selection(ids, key)
         self.selection_listener(self.current_dim, ids)
 
+    def lasso_select_callback(self, verts, key=None):
+        self.canvas.draw_idle()
+        xys = scipy.c_[self.xaxis_data[:,scipy.newaxis], self.yaxis_data[:,scipy.newaxis]]
+        index = scipy.nonzero(points_inside_poly(xys, verts))[0]
+        ids = self.dataset_1.get_identifiers(self.current_dim, index)
+        ids = self.update_selection(ids, key)
+        self.selection_listener(self.current_dim, ids)
+        self.canvas.widgetlock.release(self._lasso)
+        
     def set_current_selection(self, selection):
         ids = selection[self.current_dim] # current identifiers
         if len(ids)==0:
@@ -857,6 +876,23 @@ class NetworkPlot(Plot):
         ids = self.update_selection(ids, key)
         self.selection_listener(self.current_dim, ids)
 
+    def lasso_select_callback(self, verts, key=None):
+        pos = self.keywords['pos']
+        xys = []
+        node_ids = []
+        c = 0
+        for name,(x,y) in pos.items():
+            node_ids.append(name)
+            xys.append((x,y))
+            c+=1
+        
+        self.canvas.draw_idle()
+        index = scipy.nonzero(points_inside_poly(xys, verts))[0]
+        ids = [node_ids[i] for i in index]
+        ids = self.update_selection(ids, key)
+        self.selection_listener(self.current_dim, ids)
+        self.canvas.widgetlock.release(self._lasso)
+    
     def set_current_selection(self, selection):
         ids = selection[self.current_dim] # current identifiers
         node_set = set(self.graph.nodes())
@@ -1135,6 +1171,29 @@ class ZoomPlotMode (PlotMode):
         self.canvas.draw()
 
 
+class SelectPlotMode2 (PlotMode):
+    def __init__(self, plot):
+        PlotMode.__init__(self, plot, 'lassoselect',
+                          'Select within lasso', 'lasso')
+        self._selectors = {}
+
+    def activate(self):
+        self._button_press = self.canvas.mpl_connect(
+            'button_press_event', self._on_select)
+        
+    def deactivate(self):
+        self._mpl_disconnect_all()
+        self.plot._lasso = None
+
+    def _on_select(self, event):
+        if self.canvas.widgetlock.locked(): return 
+        if event.inaxes is None: return 
+        self.plot._lasso = Lasso(event.inaxes, (event.xdata, event.ydata), self.plot.lasso_select_callback)
+        self.plot._lasso.line.set_linewidth(1)
+        self.plot._lasso.line.set_linestyle('--')
+        # get a lock on the widget
+        self.canvas.widgetlock(self.plot._lasso)
+
 class SelectPlotMode (PlotMode):
     def __init__(self, plot):
         PlotMode.__init__(self, plot, 'select',
@@ -1162,7 +1221,6 @@ class SelectPlotMode (PlotMode):
                                             end.xdata, end.ydata, end.key)
 
 
-
 class PlotToolbar(gtk.Toolbar):
     
     def __init__(self, plot):
@@ -1182,6 +1240,7 @@ class PlotToolbar(gtk.Toolbar):
         self.add_mode(PanPlotMode(self.plot))
         self.add_mode(ZoomPlotMode(self.plot))
         self.add_mode(SelectPlotMode(self.plot))
+        self.add_mode(SelectPlotMode2(self.plot))
 
         self.insert(gtk.SeparatorToolItem(), -1)
         self.set_style(gtk.TOOLBAR_ICONS)