diff --git a/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip b/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
index ac0a36e12edd..f9b570eeb5bd 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ class QgsMapSettings
 
     void setSelectionColor( const QColor& color );
     QColor selectionColor() const;
+    
+    /**Sets whether vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @param showSelection set to true if selections should be shown
+     * @see showSelection
+     * @see setSelectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    void setShowSelection( const bool showSelection );
+
+    /**Returns true if vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @returns true if selections should be shown
+     * @see setShowSelection
+     * @see selectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    bool showSelection() const;   
 
     enum Flag
     {
diff --git a/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip b/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip
index bd74b4cfe1dd..528d63c1ee36 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ class QgsRenderContext
 
     //! Added in QGIS v2.0
     QColor selectionColor() const;
+    
+    /**Returns true if vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @returns true if selections should be shown
+     * @see setShowSelection
+     * @see selectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    bool showSelection() const;
 
     //setters
 
@@ -68,6 +76,14 @@ class QgsRenderContext
     void setLabelingEngine( QgsLabelingEngineInterface* iface );
     //! Added in QGIS v2.0
     void setSelectionColor( const QColor& color );
+    
+    /**Sets whether vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @param showSelection set to true if selections should be shown
+     * @see showSelection
+     * @see setSelectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    void setShowSelection( const bool showSelection );
 
     /**Returns true if the rendering optimization (geometry simplification) can be executed*/
     bool useRenderingOptimization() const;
diff --git a/src/core/composer/qgscomposermap.cpp b/src/core/composer/qgscomposermap.cpp
index e2f44a0987df..3d38c68f9444 100644
--- a/src/core/composer/qgscomposermap.cpp
+++ b/src/core/composer/qgscomposermap.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ void QgsComposerMap::draw( QPainter *painter, const QgsRectangle& extent, const
   jobMapSettings.setOutputDpi( dpi );
   jobMapSettings.setMapUnits( ms.mapUnits() );
   jobMapSettings.setBackgroundColor( Qt::transparent );
+  jobMapSettings.setShowSelection( false );
 
   //set layers to render
   QStringList theLayerSet = layersToRender();
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp
index dd34bcae2d39..7fb94c34e282 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ QgsMapSettings::QgsMapSettings()
     , mDestCRS( GEOCRS_ID, QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::InternalCrsId )  // WGS 84
     , mBackgroundColor( Qt::white )
     , mSelectionColor( Qt::yellow )
+    , mShowSelection( true )
     , mFlags( Antialiasing | UseAdvancedEffects | DrawLabeling )
 {
   updateDerived();
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h
index 6ec5077e78a3..e6b0dac14fde 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapSettings
     void setSelectionColor( const QColor& color ) { mSelectionColor = color; }
     QColor selectionColor() const { return mSelectionColor; }
 
+    /**Sets whether vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @param showSelection set to true if selections should be shown
+     * @see showSelection
+     * @see setSelectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    void setShowSelection( const bool showSelection ) { mShowSelection = showSelection; }
+
+    /**Returns true if vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @returns true if selections should be shown
+     * @see setShowSelection
+     * @see selectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    bool showSelection() const { return mShowSelection; }
+
     enum Flag
     {
       Antialiasing       = 0x01,
@@ -146,6 +162,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapSettings
 
     QColor mBackgroundColor;
     QColor mSelectionColor;
+    /**Whether selection should be shown in the map*/
+    bool mShowSelection;
 
     Flags mFlags;
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsrendercontext.cpp b/src/core/qgsrendercontext.cpp
index 721f31e82928..0f1567bffdda 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsrendercontext.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsrendercontext.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ QgsRenderContext::QgsRenderContext()
     mRasterScaleFactor( 1.0 ),
     mRendererScale( 1.0 ),
     mLabelingEngine( NULL ),
+    mShowSelection( true ),
     mUseRenderingOptimization( true )
 {
     mVectorSimplifyMethod.setSimplifyHints( QgsVectorSimplifyMethod::NoSimplification );
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ QgsRenderContext QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( const QgsMapSettings& mapSet
   ctx.setUseRenderingOptimization( mapSettings.testFlag( QgsMapSettings::UseRenderingOptimization ) );
   ctx.setCoordinateTransform( 0 );
   ctx.setSelectionColor( mapSettings.selectionColor() );
+  ctx.setShowSelection( mapSettings.showSelection() );
   ctx.setRasterScaleFactor( 1.0 );
   ctx.setScaleFactor( mapSettings.outputDpi() / 25.4 ); // = pixels per mm
   ctx.setRendererScale( mapSettings.scale() );
diff --git a/src/core/qgsrendercontext.h b/src/core/qgsrendercontext.h
index 4008b8cd9317..a74ef1b45326 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsrendercontext.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsrendercontext.h
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRenderContext
     //! Added in QGIS v2.0
     QColor selectionColor() const { return mSelectionColor; }
 
+    /**Returns true if vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @returns true if selections should be shown
+     * @see setShowSelection
+     * @see selectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    bool showSelection() const { return mShowSelection; }
+
     //setters
 
     /**Sets coordinate transformation. QgsRenderContext does not take ownership*/
@@ -101,6 +109,14 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRenderContext
     //! Added in QGIS v2.0
     void setSelectionColor( const QColor& color ) { mSelectionColor = color; }
 
+    /**Sets whether vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
+     * @param showSelection set to true if selections should be shown
+     * @see showSelection
+     * @see setSelectionColor
+     * @note Added in QGIS v2.4
+    */
+    void setShowSelection( const bool showSelection ) { mShowSelection = showSelection; }
+
     /**Returns true if the rendering optimization (geometry simplification) can be executed*/
     bool useRenderingOptimization() const { return mUseRenderingOptimization; }
     void setUseRenderingOptimization( bool enabled ) { mUseRenderingOptimization = enabled; }
@@ -145,7 +161,10 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRenderContext
     /**Labeling engine (can be NULL)*/
     QgsLabelingEngineInterface* mLabelingEngine;
 
-    /** Color used for features that are marked as selected */
+    /**Whether selection should be shown*/
+    bool mShowSelection;
+
+    /**Color used for features that are marked as selected */
     QColor mSelectionColor;
 
     /**True if the rendering optimization (geometry simplification) can be executed*/
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp
index ebac7d5ed2e5..14107846008b 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void QgsVectorLayerRenderer::drawRendererV2( QgsFeatureIterator& fit )
         break;
       }
 
-      bool sel = mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fet.id() );
+      bool sel = mContext.showSelection() && mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fet.id() );
       bool drawMarker = ( mDrawVertexMarkers && mContext.drawEditingInformation() && ( !mVertexMarkerOnlyForSelection || sel ) );
 
       // render feature