diff --git a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Media/FormattedText.cs b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Media/FormattedText.cs
index 3d0915bc96..d6dc09665e 100644
--- a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Media/FormattedText.cs
+++ b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Media/FormattedText.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 namespace Perspex.Media
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using Perspex.Platform;
     using Splat;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ namespace Perspex.Media
             return this.PlatformImpl.HitTestTextPosition(index);
         }
 
+        public IEnumerable<Rect> HitTestTextRange(int index, int length, Point origin)
+        {
+            return this.PlatformImpl.HitTestTextRange(index, length, origin);
+        }
+
         public Size Measure()
         {
             return this.PlatformImpl.Measure();
diff --git a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Platform/IFormattedTextImpl.cs b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Platform/IFormattedTextImpl.cs
index 91727b7b3b..f6be627172 100644
--- a/Perspex.SceneGraph/Platform/IFormattedTextImpl.cs
+++ b/Perspex.SceneGraph/Platform/IFormattedTextImpl.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 namespace Perspex.Platform
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using Perspex.Media;
 
     public interface IFormattedTextImpl : IDisposable
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Platform
 
         Rect HitTestTextPosition(int index);
 
+        IEnumerable<Rect> HitTestTextRange(int index, int length, Point origin);
+
         Size Measure();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Windows/Perspex.Direct2D1/Media/FormattedTextImpl.cs b/Windows/Perspex.Direct2D1/Media/FormattedTextImpl.cs
index b5e987b213..edf9888a24 100644
--- a/Windows/Perspex.Direct2D1/Media/FormattedTextImpl.cs
+++ b/Windows/Perspex.Direct2D1/Media/FormattedTextImpl.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace Perspex.Direct2D1.Media
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
     using Perspex.Media;
     using Perspex.Platform;
     using Splat;
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Direct2D1.Media
             SharpDX.Bool isTrailingHit;
             SharpDX.Bool isInside;
 
-            DWrite.HitTestMetrics result = this.TextLayout.HitTestPoint(
+            var result = this.TextLayout.HitTestPoint(
                 (float)point.X,
                 (float)point.Y,
                 out isTrailingHit,
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Direct2D1.Media
             float x;
             float y;
 
-            DWrite.HitTestMetrics result = this.TextLayout.HitTestTextPosition(
+            var result = this.TextLayout.HitTestTextPosition(
                 index, 
                 false, 
                 out x, 
@@ -87,6 +89,17 @@ namespace Perspex.Direct2D1.Media
             return new Rect(result.Left, result.Top, result.Width, result.Height);
         }
 
+        public IEnumerable<Rect> HitTestTextRange(int index, int length, Point origin)
+        {
+            var result = this.TextLayout.HitTestTextRange(
+                index, 
+                length, 
+                (float)origin.X, 
+                (float)origin.Y);
+
+            return result.Select(x => new Rect(x.Left, x.Top, x.Width, x.Height));
+        }
+
         public Size Measure()
         {
             return new Size(