diff --git a/fluents/plots.py b/fluents/plots.py
index 7fdb4a8..e3ff8b7 100644
--- a/fluents/plots.py
+++ b/fluents/plots.py
@@ -493,11 +493,13 @@ class Plot (View):
 
     def rectangle_select_callback(self, *args):
         """Overrriden in subclass."""
-        pass
+        if hasattr(self, 'canvas'):
+            self.canvas.draw()
 
     def lasso_select_callback(self, *args):
         """Overrriden in subclass."""
-        pass
+        if hasattr(self, 'canvas'):
+            self.canvas.draw()
     
     def get_index_from_selection(self, dataset, selection):
         """Returns the index vector of current selection in given dim."""
@@ -759,6 +761,12 @@ class ScatterPlot(Plot):
                                   s=self.s, c=self.c, linewidth=lw, zorder=3)
         self.axes.axhline(0, color='k', lw=1., zorder=1)
         self.axes.axvline(0, color='k', lw=1., zorder=1)
+        self.selection_collection = self.axes.scatter(self.xaxis_data,
+                                                      self.yaxis_data,
+                                                      alpha=0,
+                                                      c='w',s=self.s,
+                                                      linewidth=0,
+                                                      zorder=4)
         self._background = self.canvas.copy_from_bbox(self.axes.bbox)
     
     def is_mappable_with(self, obj):
@@ -801,7 +809,7 @@ class ScatterPlot(Plot):
         self.sc.set_clim(map_vec.min(), map_vec.max())
         self.sc.update_scalarmappable() #sets facecolors from array
         self.canvas.draw()
-            
+                    
     def rectangle_select_callback(self, x1, y1, x2, y2, key):
         ydata = self.yaxis_data
         xdata = self.xaxis_data
@@ -830,7 +838,7 @@ class ScatterPlot(Plot):
         linewidth = scipy.zeros(self.xaxis_data.shape, 'f')
         index = self.get_index_from_selection(self.dataset_1, selection)
         if len(index) > 0:
-            linewidth.put(2, index)
+            linewidth.put(1, index)
         self.selection_collection.set_linewidth(linewidth)
             
         if self.use_blit and len(index)>0 :