diff --git a/packages/react-canvas-core/src/core-models/BaseModel.ts b/packages/react-canvas-core/src/core-models/BaseModel.ts
index cc44cfd..b68d47a 100644
--- a/packages/react-canvas-core/src/core-models/BaseModel.ts
+++ b/packages/react-canvas-core/src/core-models/BaseModel.ts
@@ -98,14 +98,16 @@ export class BaseModel<G extends BaseModelGenerics = BaseModelGenerics> extends
 	}
 
 	setSelected(selected: boolean = true) {
-		this.options.selected = selected;
+		if (this.options.selected !== selected) {
+			this.options.selected = selected;
 
-		this.fireEvent(
-			{
-				isSelected: selected
-			},
-			'selectionChanged'
-		);
+			this.fireEvent(
+				{
+					isSelected: selected
+				},
+				'selectionChanged'
+			);
+		}
 	}
 
 	remove() {
diff --git a/packages/react-canvas-core/src/states/SelectionBoxState.ts b/packages/react-canvas-core/src/states/SelectionBoxState.ts
index 50467b6..6484334 100644
--- a/packages/react-canvas-core/src/states/SelectionBoxState.ts
+++ b/packages/react-canvas-core/src/states/SelectionBoxState.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export class SelectionBoxState extends AbstractDisplacementState {
 				const bounds = ((model as unknown) as ModelGeometryInterface).getBoundingBox();
 				if (rect.containsPoint(bounds.getTopLeft()) && rect.containsPoint(bounds.getBottomRight())) {
 					model.setSelected(true);
+				} else {
+					model.setSelected(false);
 				}
 			}
 		}