diff --git a/mscore/musescore.cpp b/mscore/musescore.cpp
index 550b36645308..b79ef4e72f20 100644
--- a/mscore/musescore.cpp
+++ b/mscore/musescore.cpp
@@ -1282,6 +1282,8 @@ void MuseScore::selectionChanged(SelState selectionState)
             pianorollEditor->changeSelection(selectionState);
       if (drumrollEditor)
             drumrollEditor->changeSelection(selectionState);
+      if (_pianoTools && _pianoTools->isVisible())
+            _pianoTools->changeSelection(cs->selection());
       if (_inspector)
             updateInspector();
       }
diff --git a/mscore/pianotools.cpp b/mscore/pianotools.cpp
index 8357fbfc4085..c89e7fa8be83 100644
--- a/mscore/pianotools.cpp
+++ b/mscore/pianotools.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "pianotools.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
+#include "libmscore/chord.h"
 
 namespace Ms {
 
@@ -167,6 +168,25 @@ void HPiano::releasePitch(int pitch)
       updateAllKeys();
       }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   changeSelection
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+void HPiano::changeSelection(Selection selection)
+      {
+      for (PianoKeyItem* key : keys) {
+            key->setHighlighted(false);
+            key->setSelected(false);
+            }
+      for (Note* n : selection.uniqueNotes()) {
+            keys[n->pitch() - _firstKey]->setSelected(true);
+            for (Note* other : n->chord()->notes())
+                  keys[other->pitch() - _firstKey]->setHighlighted(true);
+            }
+      for (PianoKeyItem* key : keys)
+            key->update();
+      }
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 //   updateAllKeys
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -189,6 +209,8 @@ PianoKeyItem::PianoKeyItem(HPiano* _piano, int p)
       piano = _piano;
       _pitch = p;
       _pressed = false;
+      _selected = false;
+      _highlighted = false;
       type = -1;
       }
 
@@ -329,6 +351,13 @@ void PianoKeyItem::paint(QPainter* p, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* /*o*/, QWi
             c.setAlpha(180);
             p->setBrush(c);
             }
+      else if (_selected) {
+            QColor c(preferences.pianoHlColor);
+            c.setAlpha(100);
+            p->setBrush(c);
+            }
+      else if (_highlighted)
+            p->setBrush(type >= 7 ? QColor(125, 125, 125) : QColor(200, 200, 200));
       else
             p->setBrush(type >= 7 ? Qt::black : Qt::white);
       p->drawPath(path());
@@ -437,5 +466,14 @@ bool HPiano::gestureEvent(QGestureEvent *event)
             }
       return true;
       }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+//   changeSelection
+//---------------------------------------------------------
+
+void PianoTools::changeSelection(Selection selection)
+      {
+      _piano->changeSelection(selection);
+      }
 }
 
diff --git a/mscore/pianotools.h b/mscore/pianotools.h
index e97f2b829afe..192ad1da085f 100644
--- a/mscore/pianotools.h
+++ b/mscore/pianotools.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define __PIANOTOOLS_H__
 
 #include "libmscore/note.h"
+#include "libmscore/select.h"
 
 namespace Ms {
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ class PianoKeyItem : public QGraphicsPathItem {
       int type;
       int _pitch;
       bool _pressed;
+      bool _highlighted;
+      bool _selected;
       HPiano* piano;
 
       virtual void paint(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* option, QWidget* widget = 0);
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ class PianoKeyItem : public QGraphicsPathItem {
       void setType(int val);
       int pitch() { return _pitch; }
       void setPressed(bool p) { _pressed = p; }
+      void setHighlighted(bool h) { _highlighted = h; }
+      void setSelected(bool s) { _selected = s; }
       };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ class HPiano : public QGraphicsView {
       void setPressedPitches(QSet<int> pitches);
       void pressPitch(int pitch);
       void releasePitch(int pitch);
+      void changeSelection(Selection selection);
       void updateAllKeys();
       virtual QSize sizeHint() const;
       };
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ class PianoTools : public QDockWidget {
       void pressPitch(int pitch)    { _piano->pressPitch(pitch);   }
       void releasePitch(int pitch)  { _piano->releasePitch(pitch); }
       void heartBeat(QList<const Note*> notes);
+      void changeSelection(Selection selection);
       };