diff --git a/src/block_manager/model/Block.js b/src/block_manager/model/Block.js
index a043a27d8..3193cb80e 100644
--- a/src/block_manager/model/Block.js
+++ b/src/block_manager/model/Block.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.Model.extend({
     // If true, triggers an 'active' event on dropped component
     activate: 0,
     // If true, the dropped component will be selected
-    select: 0,
+    select: 1,
     // If true, all IDs of dropped component and its style will be changed
     resetId: 0,
     label: '',