diff --git a/src/packages/bracket-matcher/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee b/src/packages/bracket-matcher/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee
index 11398aad2..a08e49e43 100644
--- a/src/packages/bracket-matcher/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/bracket-matcher/lib/bracket-matcher.coffee
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ module.exports =
     editor.on 'cursor:moved.bracket-matcher', => @updateMatch(editor)
     editor.command 'editor:go-to-matching-bracket.bracket-matcher', =>
       @goToMatchingPair(editor)
+    editor.command 'editor:select-to-matching-bracket.bracket-matcher', =>
+      @selectToMatchingPair(editor)
     editor.on 'editor:will-be-removed', => editor.off('.bracket-matcher')
     editor.startHighlightView = @addHighlightView(editor)
     editor.endHighlightView = @addHighlightView(editor)
@@ -57,6 +59,24 @@ module.exports =
     else if previousPosition.isEqual(endPosition)
       editor.setCursorBufferPosition(startPosition)
 
+  selectToMatchingPair: (editor) ->
+    return unless @pairHighlighted
+    return unless underlayer = editor.getPane()?.find('.underlayer')
+
+    position = editor.getCursorBufferPosition()
+    previousPosition = position.translate([0, -1])
+    startPosition = underlayer.find('.bracket-matcher:first').data('bufferPosition')
+    endPosition = underlayer.find('.bracket-matcher:last').data('bufferPosition')
+
+    if position.isEqual(startPosition)
+      editor.selectToScreenPosition(editor.screenPositionForBufferPosition(endPosition.translate([0, 1])))
+    else if previousPosition.isEqual(startPosition)
+      editor.selectToScreenPosition(editor.screenPositionForBufferPosition(endPosition))
+    else if position.isEqual(endPosition)
+      editor.selectToScreenPosition(editor.screenPositionForBufferPosition(startPosition.translate([0, 1])))
+    else if previousPosition.isEqual(endPosition)
+      editor.selectToScreenPosition(editor.screenPositionForBufferPosition(startPosition))
+
   moveHighlightViews: (editor, bufferRange) ->
     { start, end } = Range.fromObject(bufferRange)
     startPixelPosition = editor.pixelPositionForBufferPosition(start)
diff --git a/src/packages/bracket-matcher/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee b/src/packages/bracket-matcher/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
index 9a44ba3a7..58c971c6c 100644
--- a/src/packages/bracket-matcher/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/bracket-matcher/spec/bracket-matcher-spec.coffee
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ describe "bracket matching", ->
         editor.trigger "editor:go-to-matching-bracket"
         expect(editor.getCursorBufferPosition()).toEqual [0, 28]
 
+  describe "when editor:select-to-matching-bracket is triggered", ->
+    it " selects until the next matched bracket", ->
+      editor.moveCursorToEndOfLine()
+      editor.moveCursorLeft()
+      editor.trigger "editor:select-to-matching-bracket"
+      expect(editor.getCursorBufferPosition()).toEqual [12, 1]
+      selections = editor.getSelections()
+      expect(selections.length).toBe(1)
+      range = selections[0].getBufferRange()
+      expect(range).toEqual([[0,28], [12,1]])
+
   describe "matching bracket insertion", ->
     beforeEach ->
       editSession.buffer.setText("")