diff --git a/src/js/models/post.js b/src/js/models/post.js
index 43cecbdbe..60f90a139 100644
--- a/src/js/models/post.js
+++ b/src/js/models/post.js
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ export default class Post {
     this.sections = [];
   }
   appendSection(section) {
+    section.post = this;
     this.sections.push(section);
   }
   prependSection(section) {
+    section.post = this;
     this.sections.unshift(section);
   }
   replaceSection(section, newSection) {
+    section.post = this;
     this.insertSectionAfter(newSection, section);
     this.removeSection(section);
   }
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ export default class Post {
   }
 
   insertSectionAfter(section, previousSection) {
+    section.post = this;
     let foundIndex = -1;
 
     for (let i=0; i<this.sections.length; i++) {
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/editor-commands-test.js b/tests/acceptance/editor-commands-test.js
index 4e70d0d34..a66eb5509 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/editor-commands-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/editor-commands-test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const mobiledoc = {
   sections: [
     [],
     [[
-      1, 'P', [[[], 0, 'THIS IS A TEST']]
+      1, 'P', [[[], 0, 'THIS IS A TEST']],
+      1, 'P', [[[], 0, 'second section']]
     ]]
   ]
 };
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/editor-selections-test.js b/tests/acceptance/editor-selections-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..275f88615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/editor-selections-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { Editor } from 'content-kit-editor';
+import Helpers from '../test-helpers';
+import { MOBILEDOC_VERSION } from 'content-kit-editor/renderers/mobiledoc';
+
+const { test, module } = QUnit;
+
+let fixture, editor, editorElement;
+
+const mobileDocWith2Sections = {
+  version: MOBILEDOC_VERSION,
+  sections: [
+    [],
+    [
+      [1, "P", [
+        [[], 0, "first section"]
+      ]],
+      [1, "P", [
+        [[], 0, "second section"]
+      ]]
+    ]
+  ]
+};
+
+module('Acceptance: Editor Selections', {
+  beforeEach() {
+    fixture = document.getElementById('qunit-fixture');
+    editorElement = document.createElement('div');
+    editorElement.setAttribute('id', 'editor');
+    fixture.appendChild(editorElement);
+  },
+
+  afterEach() {
+    if (editor) {
+      editor.destroy();
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test('selecting across sections is possible', (assert) => {
+  const done = assert.async();
+
+  editor = new Editor(editorElement, {mobiledoc: mobileDocWith2Sections});
+
+  let firstSection = $('p:contains(first section)')[0];
+  let secondSection = $('p:contains(second section)')[0];
+
+  Helpers.dom.selectText('section', firstSection,
+                         'second', secondSection);
+
+  Helpers.dom.triggerEvent(document, 'mouseup');
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    assert.equal(editor.activeSections.length, 2, 'selects 2 sections');
+    done();
+  });
+});