diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 70f8943..7097128 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export(radialBar_opts)
 export(renderApexchart)
 export(run_input_demo)
 export(set_input_click)
+export(set_input_selection)
 export(set_input_zoom)
 importFrom(ggplot2,aes)
 importFrom(htmlwidgets,JS)
diff --git a/R/shiny-input.R b/R/shiny-input.R
index 91ae334..2c19bbd 100644
--- a/R/shiny-input.R
+++ b/R/shiny-input.R
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #' @param effect_value A larger value intensifies the select effect, accept value between 0 and 1.
 #' @param session The Shiny session.
 #' 
+#' @note If x-axis is of type datetime, value retrieved is of class \code{POSIXct}.
 #'
 #' @return An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.
 #' @export
@@ -22,6 +23,19 @@
 #' @importFrom shiny getDefaultReactiveDomain
 #'
 #' @examples
+#' 
+#' library(apexcharter)
+#' 
+#' # Not in Shiny but you can still click on bars
+#' data.frame(
+#'   month = month.abb,
+#'   value = sample(1:100, 12)
+#' ) %>% 
+#'   apex(aes(month, value)) %>% 
+#'   set_input_click("month_click", multiple = TRUE)
+#' 
+#' 
+#' # Interactive examples:
 #' if (interactive()) {
 #' 
 #'   run_input_demo("click")
@@ -54,8 +68,10 @@ set_input_click <- function(ax, inputId, multiple = FALSE,
 #' Retrieve zoom information in Shiny
 #'
 #' @param ax An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object. 
-#' @param inputId The id that will be used server-side for retrieving click.
+#' @param inputId The id that will be used server-side for retrieving zoom.
 #' @param session The Shiny session.
+#' 
+#' @note If x-axis is of type datetime, value retrieved is of class \code{POSIXct}.
 #'
 #' @return An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.
 #' @export
@@ -79,24 +95,95 @@ set_input_zoom <- function(ax, inputId,
 }
 
 
-
+#' Retrieve selection information in Shiny
+#'
+#' @param ax An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object. 
+#' @param inputId The id that will be used server-side for retrieving selection.
+#' @param type Allow selection either on x-axis, y-axis or on both axis.
+#' @param fill_color Background color of the selection rect which is drawn when user drags on the chart.
+#' @param fill_opacity Opacity of background color of the selection rectangle.
+#' @param stroke_width Border thickness of the selection rectangle.
+#' @param stroke_dasharray Creates dashes in borders of selection rectangle.
+#'  Higher number creates more space between dashes in the border.
+#' @param stroke_color Colors of selection border.
+#' @param stroke_opacity Opacity of selection border.
+#' @param xmin,xmax Start value of x-axis. Both \code{min} and \code{max} must be provided.
+#' @param ymin,ymax Start value of y-axis. Both \code{min} and \code{max} must be provided.
+#' @param session The Shiny session.
+#'
+#' @return An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' 
+#' library(apexcharter)
+#' data("economics", package = "ggplot2")
+#' 
+#' # Not in Shiny so no events
+#' # but you can still select an area on chart
+#' apex(economics, aes(date, psavert), type = "line") %>% 
+#'   set_input_selection("selection")
+#' 
+#' # Default selection at start
+#' apex(economics, aes(date, psavert), type = "line") %>% 
+#'   set_input_selection(
+#'     inputId = "selection", 
+#'     xmin = format_date("1980-01-01"), 
+#'     xmax = format_date("1985-01-01")
+#'   )
+set_input_selection <- function(ax, inputId, type = c("x", "xy", "y"),
+                                fill_color = "#24292e", fill_opacity = 0.1,
+                                stroke_width = 1, stroke_dasharray = 3, 
+                                stroke_color = "#24292e", stroke_opacity = 0.4,
+                                xmin = NULL, xmax = NULL, ymin = NULL, ymax = NULL,
+                                session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain()) {
+  type <- match.arg(type)
+  if (is.null(session))
+    session <- list(ns = identity)
+  selection <- list(
+    enabled = TRUE, type = type,
+    fill = list(color = fill_color, opacity = fill_opacity),
+    stroke = list(
+      width = stroke_width, dashArray = stroke_dasharray,
+      color = stroke_color, opacity = stroke_opacity
+    )
+  )
+  if (!is.null(xmin) & !is.null(xmax)) {
+    selection$xaxis <- list(min = xmin, max = xmax)
+  }
+  if (!is.null(ymin) & !is.null(ymax)) {
+    selection$yaxis <- list(min = ymin, max = ymax)
+  }
+  ax <- ax_chart(
+    ax = ax,
+    selection = selection,
+    toolbar = list(autoSelected = "selection")
+  )
+  ax$x$shinyEvents$selection <- list(
+    inputId = session$ns(inputId),
+    type = type
+  )
+  ax
+}
 
 
 
 
 #' Run Shiny input events examples
 #'
-#' @param example NAme of the example.
+#' @param example Name of the example.
 #'
 #' @export
 #'
 #' @examples
 #' if (interactive()) {
 #' 
-#'   run_input_demo()
+#'   run_input_demo("click")
+#'   run_input_demo("zoom")
+#'   run_input_demo("selection")
 #' 
 #' }
-run_input_demo <- function(example = c("click", "zoom")) {
+run_input_demo <- function(example = c("click", "zoom", "selection")) {
   example <- match.arg(example)
   shiny::shinyAppFile(
     appFile = system.file("examples-input", example, "app.R", package = "apexcharter"),
diff --git a/inst/examples-input/selection/app.R b/inst/examples-input/selection/app.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a42ff5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/examples-input/selection/app.R
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+library(shiny)
+library(apexcharter)
+data("economics", package = "ggplot2")
+
+ui <- fluidPage(
+  tags$h2("Retrieve selection information"),
+  fluidRow(
+    column(
+      width = 8,
+      tags$b("Datetime"),
+      apexchartOutput("chart1")
+    ),
+    column(
+      width = 4,
+      verbatimTextOutput("result1")
+    )
+  ),
+  fluidRow(
+    column(
+      width = 8,
+      tags$b("Scatter"),
+      apexchartOutput("chart2")
+    ),
+    column(
+      width = 4,
+      verbatimTextOutput("result2")
+    )
+  )
+)
+
+server <- function(input, output, session) {
+  
+  output$chart1 <- renderApexchart({
+    apex(economics, aes(date, psavert), type = "line") %>% 
+      set_input_selection("selection_ts")
+  })
+  output$result1 <- renderPrint({
+    input$selection_ts
+  })
+  
+  output$chart2 <- renderApexchart({
+    apex(iris, aes(Sepal.Length, Sepal.Width), type = "scatter") %>% 
+      ax_chart(zoom = list(type = "xy")) %>% 
+      set_input_selection("selection_scatter", type = "xy")
+  })
+  output$result2 <- renderPrint({
+    input$selection_scatter
+  })
+  
+}
+
+shinyApp(ui, server)
diff --git a/inst/examples-input/zoom/app.R b/inst/examples-input/zoom/app.R
index e7c54a7..2d5f9e5 100644
--- a/inst/examples-input/zoom/app.R
+++ b/inst/examples-input/zoom/app.R
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ ui <- fluidPage(
   tags$h2("Retrieve zoom information"),
   fluidRow(
     column(
-      width = 6,
+      width = 8,
       tags$b("Datetime"),
       apexchartOutput("chart1")
     ),
     column(
-      width = 6,
+      width = 4,
       verbatimTextOutput("result1")
     )
   ),
   fluidRow(
     column(
-      width = 6,
+      width = 8,
       tags$b("Scatter"),
       apexchartOutput("chart2")
     ),
     column(
-      width = 6,
+      width = 4,
       verbatimTextOutput("result2")
     )
   )
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js
index 5f7ab33..96f3e42 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/apexcharter.js
@@ -80,6 +80,24 @@ HTMLWidgets.widget({
               });
             };
           }
+          if (x.shinyEvents.hasOwnProperty("selection")) {
+            ax_opts.chart.events.selection = function(chartContext, xaxis, yaxis) {
+              console.log(xaxis);
+              var id = x.shinyEvents.selection.inputId;
+              if (is_datetime(chartContext)) {
+                id = id + ":apex_datetime";
+              }
+              var selectionValue;
+              if (x.shinyEvents.selection.type == "x") {
+                selectionValue = {x: xaxis.xaxis};
+              } else if (x.shinyEvents.selection.type == "xy") {
+                selectionValue = {x: xaxis.xaxis, y: xaxis.yaxis};
+              } else if (x.shinyEvents.selection.type == "y") {
+                selectionValue = {y: xaxis.yaxis};
+              }
+              Shiny.setInputValue(id, selectionValue);
+            };
+          }
         }
 
         // Generate or update chart
@@ -200,7 +218,7 @@ function getSelection(chartContext, selectedDataPoints, serieIndex) {
 
 function getYaxis(axis) {
   var yzoom = { min: null, max: null };
-  if (typeof axis.yaxis != "undefined") {
+  if (typeof axis.yaxis != "undefined" && axis.yaxis !== null && axis.yaxis.length > 0) {
     var y_axis = axis.yaxis[0];
     if (y_axis.hasOwnProperty("min") && typeof y_axis.min != "undefined") {
       yzoom.min = y_axis.min;
diff --git a/man/run_input_demo.Rd b/man/run_input_demo.Rd
index c08383f..a819ff2 100644
--- a/man/run_input_demo.Rd
+++ b/man/run_input_demo.Rd
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 \alias{run_input_demo}
 \title{Run Shiny input events examples}
 \usage{
-run_input_demo(example = c("click", "zoom"))
+run_input_demo(example = c("click", "zoom", "selection"))
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{example}{NAme of the example.}
+\item{example}{Name of the example.}
 }
 \description{
 Run Shiny input events examples
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ Run Shiny input events examples
 \examples{
 if (interactive()) {
 
-  run_input_demo()
+  run_input_demo("click")
+  run_input_demo("zoom")
+  run_input_demo("selection")
 
 }
 }
diff --git a/man/set_input_click.Rd b/man/set_input_click.Rd
index bb69a96..9f1b059 100644
--- a/man/set_input_click.Rd
+++ b/man/set_input_click.Rd
@@ -39,7 +39,23 @@ with size > 0 and set tooltip's options \code{intersect = TRUE} and \code{shared
 \item \strong{scatter:} retrieve XY coordinates.
 }
 }
+\note{
+If x-axis is of type datetime, value retrieved is of class \code{POSIXct}.
+}
 \examples{
+
+library(apexcharter)
+
+# Not in Shiny but you can still click on bars
+data.frame(
+  month = month.abb,
+  value = sample(1:100, 12)
+) \%>\% 
+  apex(aes(month, value)) \%>\% 
+  set_input_click("month_click", multiple = TRUE)
+
+
+# Interactive examples:
 if (interactive()) {
 
   run_input_demo("click")
diff --git a/man/set_input_selection.Rd b/man/set_input_selection.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29bd0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/set_input_selection.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/shiny-input.R
+\name{set_input_selection}
+\alias{set_input_selection}
+\title{Retrieve selection information in Shiny}
+\usage{
+set_input_selection(
+  ax,
+  inputId,
+  type = c("x", "xy", "y"),
+  fill_color = "#24292e",
+  fill_opacity = 0.1,
+  stroke_width = 1,
+  stroke_dasharray = 3,
+  stroke_color = "#24292e",
+  stroke_opacity = 0.4,
+  xmin = NULL,
+  xmax = NULL,
+  ymin = NULL,
+  ymax = NULL,
+  session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain()
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{ax}{An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.}
+
+\item{inputId}{The id that will be used server-side for retrieving selection.}
+
+\item{type}{Allow selection either on x-axis, y-axis or on both axis.}
+
+\item{fill_color}{Background color of the selection rect which is drawn when user drags on the chart.}
+
+\item{fill_opacity}{Opacity of background color of the selection rectangle.}
+
+\item{stroke_width}{Border thickness of the selection rectangle.}
+
+\item{stroke_dasharray}{Creates dashes in borders of selection rectangle.
+Higher number creates more space between dashes in the border.}
+
+\item{stroke_color}{Colors of selection border.}
+
+\item{stroke_opacity}{Opacity of selection border.}
+
+\item{xmin, xmax}{Start value of x-axis. Both \code{min} and \code{max} must be provided.}
+
+\item{ymin, ymax}{Start value of y-axis. Both \code{min} and \code{max} must be provided.}
+
+\item{session}{The Shiny session.}
+}
+\value{
+An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.
+}
+\description{
+Retrieve selection information in Shiny
+}
+\examples{
+
+library(apexcharter)
+data("economics", package = "ggplot2")
+
+# Not in Shiny so no events
+# but you can still select an area on chart
+apex(economics, aes(date, psavert), type = "line") \%>\% 
+  set_input_selection("selection")
+
+# Default selection at start
+apex(economics, aes(date, psavert), type = "line") \%>\% 
+  set_input_selection(
+    inputId = "selection", 
+    xmin = format_date("1980-01-01"), 
+    xmax = format_date("1985-01-01")
+  )
+}
diff --git a/man/set_input_zoom.Rd b/man/set_input_zoom.Rd
index 3ce361d..712d231 100644
--- a/man/set_input_zoom.Rd
+++ b/man/set_input_zoom.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set_input_zoom(ax, inputId, session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain())
 \arguments{
 \item{ax}{An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.}
 
-\item{inputId}{The id that will be used server-side for retrieving click.}
+\item{inputId}{The id that will be used server-side for retrieving zoom.}
 
 \item{session}{The Shiny session.}
 }
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ An \code{apexcharts} \code{htmlwidget} object.
 \description{
 Retrieve zoom information in Shiny
 }
+\note{
+If x-axis is of type datetime, value retrieved is of class \code{POSIXct}.
+}
 \examples{
 if (interactive()) {