diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-event-handlers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-event-handlers.js
index 72e1fc8a..5c5659f3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-event-handlers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-event-handlers.js
@@ -73,24 +73,6 @@ function nodeWasDoubleClicked() {
    }
 }//nodeWasDoubleClicked;
 
-function selectNode(node) {
-  node.selected = true;
-  node.setData('dim', 30, 'current');
-  node.setData('onCanvas',true);
-  node.eachAdjacency(function (adj) {
-    selectEdge(adj);
-  });
-}
-
-function deselectNode(node) {
-  delete node.selected;
-  node.setData('onCanvas', false);
-  node.eachAdjacency(function(adj) {
-    deselectEdge(adj);
-  });
-  node.setData('dim', 25, 'current');
-}
-
 function selectNodeOnClickHandler(node, e) {
   if (Mconsole.busy) return;
 
@@ -157,10 +139,25 @@ function onDragMoveTopicHandler(node, eventInfo, e) {
        var pos = eventInfo.getPos();
        // if it's a left click, move the node
        if (e.button == 0 && !e.altKey && (e.buttons == 0 || e.buttons == 1 || e.buttons == undefined)) {
+           var len = MetamapsModel.selectedNodes.length;
+
+           //first define offset for each node
+           var xOffset = new Array();
+           var yOffset = new Array();
+           for (var i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
+             n = MetamapsModel.selectedNodes[i];
+             xOffset[i] = n.getData('xloc') - node.getData('xloc');
+             yOffset[i] = n.getData('yloc') - node.getData('yloc');
+           }
+
+           for (var i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
+             n = MetamapsModel.selectedNodes[i];
+             n.pos.setc(pos.x + xOffset[i], pos.y + yOffset[i]);
+             n.setData('xloc', pos.x + xOffset[i]);
+             n.setData('yloc', pos.y + yOffset[i]);
+           }
+
            dragged = node.id;
-           node.pos.setc(pos.x, pos.y);
-           node.data.$xloc = pos.x;
-           node.data.$yloc = pos.y;
            Mconsole.plot();
        }
        // if it's a right click or holding down alt, start synapse creation  ->third option is for firefox
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-model.js b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-model.js
index 61ba0981..d9cd00c1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-model.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings-model.js
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ var MetamapsModel = new Object();
 
 MetamapsModel.embed = false;
 
-//array of all selected edges
+//array of all selected edges, same for nodes
 MetamapsModel.selectedEdges = new Array();
+MetamapsModel.selectedNodes = new Array();
 
 //is any showcard open right now? which one?
 MetamapsModel.showcardInUse = null;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js
index 4d8eef7c..c69e52d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ function onDragEndTopicHandler(node, eventInfo, e, allowRealtime) {
     tempNode2 = null;
     tempInit = false;
   } else if (dragged != 0 && goRealtime) {
+    //TODO: dragged is invalid if multiple nodes were dragged
     saveLayout(dragged); 
   }
 }//onDragEndTopicHandler
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/select-edit-delete-nodes-and-edges.js b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/select-edit-delete-nodes-and-edges.js
index 47a845c8..dbd5c4ee 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/select-edit-delete-nodes-and-edges.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/select-edit-delete-nodes-and-edges.js
@@ -287,6 +287,29 @@ function deleteSelectedEdges() {
   MetamapsModel.selectedEdges = new Array();
 }
 
+function selectNode(node) {
+  node.selected = true;
+  node.setData('dim', 30, 'current');
+  node.setData('onCanvas',true);
+  node.eachAdjacency(function (adj) {
+    selectEdge(adj);
+  });
+  MetamapsModel.selectedNodes.push(node);
+}
+
+function deselectNode(node) {
+  delete node.selected;
+  node.setData('onCanvas', false);
+  node.eachAdjacency(function(adj) {
+    deselectEdge(adj);
+  });
+  node.setData('dim', 25, 'current');
+
+  //remove the node
+  MetamapsModel.selectedNodes.splice(
+    MetamapsModel.selectedNodes.indexOf(node), 1);
+}
+
 function selectEdge(edge) {
   var showDesc = edge.getData("showDesc");
   if (! showDesc) {