diff --git a/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp b/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp
index 8ad7d1a0..4992bb5d 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/screen/box.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ struct Box {
   int x_max = 0;
   int y_min = 0;
   int y_max = 0;
+  bool isXInverted = false;  // false means the box box from x_min to x_max (in the case of a selection for example)
+  bool isYInverted = false;  // false means the box box from y_min to y_max (in the case of a selection for example) 
 
   static auto Intersection(Box a, Box b) -> Box;
   static auto Union(Box a, Box b) -> Box;
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
index 1415191c..e1b2c515 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/text.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ class Text : public Node {
     if (y > box_.y_max) {
       return;
     }
+
+    // Get the selection start point
+    int selection_start_x = !screen.selection_region.isXInverted ? screen.selection_region.x_min : screen.selection_region.x_max;
+    int selection_start_y = !screen.selection_region.isYInverted ? screen.selection_region.y_min : screen.selection_region.y_max;
+    bool selectedWidget = false;
+
+    if(box_.Contain(selection_start_x, selection_start_y))
+    {
+      selectedWidget = true;
+    }
+
     for (const auto& cell : Utf8ToGlyphs(text_)) {
       if (x > box_.x_max) {
         return;
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ class Text : public Node {
       Pixel &currentPixel = screen.PixelAt(x, y);
       currentPixel.character = cell;
       
-      if(currentPixel.selectable == true)
+      if((selectedWidget == true) && (currentPixel.selectable == true))
       {
         if(screen.selection_region.Contain(x, y)) {
           currentPixel.inverted ^= true;
@@ -53,12 +64,14 @@ class Text : public Node {
         else if((x >= screen.selection_region.x_min) && (x >= screen.selection_region.x_max) &&
                 (y >= screen.selection_region.y_min) && (y < screen.selection_region.y_max))
         {
+          // Wrap around selection on the right
           currentPixel.inverted ^= true;
           screen.selection_text += currentPixel.character;
         }
         else if((x <= screen.selection_region.x_min) && (x <= screen.selection_region.x_max) &&
                 (y > screen.selection_region.y_min) && (y <= screen.selection_region.y_max))
         {
+          // Wrap around selection on the left
           currentPixel.inverted ^= true;
           screen.selection_text += currentPixel.character;
         }
diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
index 3e5bc925..e82884a8 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ Box Box::Clean() const {
   if(newBox.x_min > newBox.x_max)
   {
     std::swap(newBox.x_min, newBox.x_max);
+    newBox.isXInverted = true;
   }
 
   if(newBox.y_min > newBox.y_max)
   {
     std::swap(newBox.y_min, newBox.y_max);
+    newBox.isYInverted = true;
   }
 
   return newBox;