diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlayfieldOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlayfieldOverlay.cs
index 58b15e3de2..77aeed42e3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlayfieldOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlayfieldOverlay.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,69 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 {
     public class PlayfieldOverlay : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        private readonly Drawable dragBox;
+
         public PlayfieldOverlay()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
+            InternalChildren = new[]
+            {
+                dragBox = new Container
+                {
+                    Masking = true,
+                    BorderColour = Color4.White,
+                    BorderThickness = 2,
+                    MaskingSmoothness = 1,
+                    Child = new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Alpha = 0,
+                        AlwaysPresent = true
+                    }
+                }
+            };
         }
 
+        private Vector2 dragStartPos;
 
+        protected override bool OnDragStart(InputState state)
+        {
+            dragStartPos = ToLocalSpace(state.Mouse.NativeState.Position);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnDrag(InputState state)
+        {
+            var dragPos = ToLocalSpace(state.Mouse.NativeState.Position);
+            var dragRectangle = RectangleF.FromLTRB(
+                Math.Min(dragStartPos.X, dragPos.X),
+                Math.Min(dragStartPos.Y, dragPos.Y),
+                Math.Max(dragStartPos.X, dragPos.X),
+                Math.Max(dragStartPos.Y, dragPos.Y));
+
+            dragBox.Position = dragRectangle.Location;
+            dragBox.Size = dragRectangle.Size;
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnDragEnd(InputState state)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
     }
 }