diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98a71f29c..dea61b73b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "first-mate": "^2.0.5",
     "fs-plus": "^2.2.6",
     "fstream": "0.1.24",
-    "fuzzaldrin": "^1.1",
+    "fuzzaldrin": "^2.1",
     "git-utils": "^2.1.4",
     "grim": "0.12.0",
     "guid": "0.0.10",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "exception-reporting": "0.20.0",
     "feedback": "0.33.0",
     "find-and-replace": "0.134.0",
-    "fuzzy-finder": "0.57.0",
+    "fuzzy-finder": "0.58.0",
     "git-diff": "0.39.0",
     "go-to-line": "0.25.0",
     "grammar-selector": "0.29.0",
diff --git a/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee b/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee
index 2cdb306e9..2ea61d36c 100644
--- a/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee
@@ -1331,9 +1331,19 @@ describe "EditorComponent", ->
       gutterNode = componentNode.querySelector('.gutter')
 
     describe "when the gutter is clicked", ->
-      it "moves the cursor to the beginning of the clicked row", ->
+      it "selects the clicked row", ->
         gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(4)))
-        expect(editor.getCursorScreenPosition()).toEqual [4, 0]
+        expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRange()).toEqual [[4, 0], [5, 0]]
+
+    describe "when the gutter is meta-clicked", ->
+      it "creates a new selection for the clicked row", ->
+        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[3, 0], [3, 2]])
+
+        gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(4), metaKey: true))
+        expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRanges()).toEqual [[[3, 0], [3, 2]], [[4, 0], [5, 0]]]
+
+        gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+        expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRanges()).toEqual [[[3, 0], [3, 2]], [[4, 0], [5, 0]], [[6, 0], [7, 0]]]
 
     describe "when the gutter is shift-clicked", ->
       beforeEach ->
@@ -1366,6 +1376,40 @@ describe "EditorComponent", ->
           gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mouseup', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(2)))
           expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRange()).toEqual [[2, 0], [7, 0]]
 
+    describe "when the gutter is meta-clicked and dragged", ->
+      beforeEach ->
+        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[3, 0], [3, 2]])
+
+      describe "when dragging downward", ->
+        it "selects the rows between the start and end of the drag", ->
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(4), metaKey: true))
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousemove', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+          nextAnimationFrame()
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mouseup', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+          expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRanges()).toEqual [[[3, 0], [3, 2]], [[4, 0], [7, 0]]]
+
+        it "merges overlapping selections", ->
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(2), metaKey: true))
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousemove', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+          nextAnimationFrame()
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mouseup', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+          expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRanges()).toEqual [[[2, 0], [7, 0]]]
+
+      describe "when dragging upward", ->
+        it "selects the rows between the start and end of the drag", ->
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousemove', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(4), metaKey: true))
+          nextAnimationFrame()
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mouseup', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(4), metaKey: true))
+          expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRanges()).toEqual [[[3, 0], [3, 2]], [[4, 0], [7, 0]]]
+
+        it "merges overlapping selections", ->
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousedown', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(6), metaKey: true))
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mousemove', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(2), metaKey: true))
+          nextAnimationFrame()
+          gutterNode.dispatchEvent(buildMouseEvent('mouseup', clientCoordinatesForScreenRowInGutter(2), metaKey: true))
+          expect(editor.getSelectedScreenRanges()).toEqual [[[2, 0], [7, 0]]]
+
     describe "when the gutter is shift-clicked and dragged", ->
       describe "when the shift-click is below the existing selection's tail", ->
         describe "when dragging downward", ->
diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index 6fdbed35b..46d43ed7d 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ afterEach ->
   jasmine.unspy(atom, 'saveSync')
   ensureNoPathSubscriptions()
   atom.syntax.off()
-  ensureNoDeprecatedFunctionsCalled() if isCoreSpec
   waits(0) # yield to ui thread to make screen update more frequently
 
 ensureNoPathSubscriptions = ->
diff --git a/src/editor-component.coffee b/src/editor-component.coffee
index 3446bb6a2..056c29fe7 100644
--- a/src/editor-component.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-component.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+_ = require 'underscore-plus'
 React = require 'react-atom-fork'
 {div, span} = require 'reactionary-atom-fork'
 {debounce, defaults, isEqualForProperties} = require 'underscore-plus'
@@ -644,8 +645,12 @@ EditorComponent = React.createClass
   onGutterMouseDown: (event) ->
     return unless event.button is 0 # only handle the left mouse button
 
-    if event.shiftKey
+    {shiftKey, metaKey, ctrlKey} = event
+
+    if shiftKey
       @onGutterShiftClick(event)
+    else if metaKey or (ctrlKey and process.platform isnt 'darwin')
+      @onGutterMetaClick(event)
     else
       @onGutterClick(event)
 
@@ -653,14 +658,38 @@ EditorComponent = React.createClass
     {editor} = @props
     clickedRow = @screenPositionForMouseEvent(event).row
 
-    editor.setCursorScreenPosition([clickedRow, 0])
+    editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[clickedRow, 0], [clickedRow + 1, 0]], preserveFolds: true)
 
     @handleDragUntilMouseUp event, (screenPosition) ->
       dragRow = screenPosition.row
       if dragRow < clickedRow # dragging up
-        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[dragRow, 0], [clickedRow + 1, 0]])
+        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[dragRow, 0], [clickedRow + 1, 0]], preserveFolds: true)
       else
-        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[clickedRow, 0], [dragRow + 1, 0]])
+        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[clickedRow, 0], [dragRow + 1, 0]], preserveFolds: true)
+
+  onGutterMetaClick: (event) ->
+    {editor} = @props
+    clickedRow = @screenPositionForMouseEvent(event).row
+
+    bufferRange = editor.bufferRangeForScreenRange([[clickedRow, 0], [clickedRow + 1, 0]])
+    rowSelection = editor.addSelectionForBufferRange(bufferRange, preserveFolds: true)
+
+    @handleDragUntilMouseUp event, (screenPosition) ->
+      dragRow = screenPosition.row
+
+      if dragRow < clickedRow # dragging up
+        rowSelection.setScreenRange([[dragRow, 0], [clickedRow + 1, 0]], preserveFolds: true)
+      else
+        rowSelection.setScreenRange([[clickedRow, 0], [dragRow + 1, 0]], preserveFolds: true)
+
+      # After updating the selected screen range, merge overlapping selections
+      editor.mergeIntersectingSelections(preserveFolds: true)
+
+      # The merge process will possibly destroy the current selection because
+      # it will be merged into another one. Therefore, we need to obtain a
+      # reference to the new selection that contains the originally selected row
+      rowSelection = _.find editor.getSelections(), (selection) ->
+        selection.intersectsBufferRange(bufferRange)
 
   onGutterShiftClick: (event) ->
     {editor} = @props
@@ -675,9 +704,9 @@ EditorComponent = React.createClass
     @handleDragUntilMouseUp event, (screenPosition) ->
       dragRow = screenPosition.row
       if dragRow < tailPosition.row # dragging up
-        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[dragRow, 0], tailPosition])
+        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([[dragRow, 0], tailPosition], preserveFolds: true)
       else
-        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([tailPosition, [dragRow + 1, 0]])
+        editor.setSelectedScreenRange([tailPosition, [dragRow + 1, 0]], preserveFolds: true)
 
   onStylesheetsChanged: (stylesheet) ->
     return unless @performedInitialMeasurement
diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index 9f9d18da7..4e5be2195 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ class Editor extends Model
     selection = new Selection(_.extend({editor: this, marker, cursor}, options))
     @selections.push(selection)
     selectionBufferRange = selection.getBufferRange()
-    @mergeIntersectingSelections()
+    @mergeIntersectingSelections(preserveFolds: marker.getAttributes().preserveFolds)
     if selection.destroyed
       for selection in @getSelections()
         if selection.intersectsBufferRange(selectionBufferRange)
diff --git a/src/git.coffee b/src/git.coffee
index 2c9cc7550..9bbd25d61 100644
--- a/src/git.coffee
+++ b/src/git.coffee
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ Task = require './task'
 #
 # ## Examples
 #
+# ### Logging the URL of the origin remote
+#
 # ```coffee
 #   git = atom.project.getRepo()
 #   console.log git.getOriginUrl()
 # ```
 #
-# ## Requiring in packages
+# ### Requiring in packages
 #
 # ```coffee
 #   {Git} = require 'atom'
diff --git a/src/gutter-component.coffee b/src/gutter-component.coffee
index e9eeddaf9..c6cf62490 100644
--- a/src/gutter-component.coffee
+++ b/src/gutter-component.coffee
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ GutterComponent = React.createClass
     if gutterBackgroundColor isnt 'rbga(0, 0, 0, 0)'
       backgroundColor = gutterBackgroundColor
 
-    div className: 'gutter', onClick: @onClick, onMouseDown: onMouseDown,
+    div className: 'gutter', onClick: @onClick, onMouseDown: @onMouseDown,
       div className: 'line-numbers', ref: 'lineNumbers', style:
         height: Math.max(scrollHeight, scrollViewHeight)
         WebkitTransform: @getTransform()
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ GutterComponent = React.createClass
   lineNumberNodeForScreenRow: (screenRow) ->
     @lineNumberNodesById[@lineNumberIdsByScreenRow[screenRow]]
 
+  onMouseDown: (event) ->
+    {editor} = @props
+    {target} = event
+    lineNumber = target.parentNode
+
+    unless target.classList.contains('icon-right') and lineNumber.classList.contains('foldable')
+      @props.onMouseDown(event)
+
   onClick: (event) ->
     {editor} = @props
     {target} = event