diff --git a/spec/selection-spec.js b/spec/selection-spec.js
index 8afc67575..e9cf1c617 100644
--- a/spec/selection-spec.js
+++ b/spec/selection-spec.js
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ describe('Selection', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe("when the selection's range is moved", () => {
+    it('notifies ::onDidChangeRange observers', () => {
+      selection.setBufferRange([[2, 0], [2, 10]])
+      const changeScreenRangeHandler = jasmine.createSpy('changeScreenRangeHandler')
+      selection.onDidChangeRange(changeScreenRangeHandler)
+      buffer.insert([2, 5], 'abc')
+      expect(changeScreenRangeHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(changeScreenRangeHandler.mostRecentCall.args[0]).not.toBeUndefined()
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("when only the selection's tail is moved (regression)", () => {
     it('notifies ::onDidChangeRange observers', () => {
       selection.setBufferRange([[2, 0], [2, 10]], {reversed: true})
@@ -93,6 +104,7 @@ describe('Selection', () => {
 
       buffer.insert([2, 5], 'abc')
       expect(changeScreenRangeHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(changeScreenRangeHandler.mostRecentCall.args[0]).not.toBeUndefined()
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/src/selection.js b/src/selection.js
index 209036be3..70e5e73df 100644
--- a/src/selection.js
+++ b/src/selection.js
@@ -1037,14 +1037,15 @@ class Selection {
       this.editor.cursorMoved(cursorMovedEvent)
     }
 
-    this.emitter.emit('did-change-range')
-    this.editor.selectionRangeChanged({
+    const rangeChangedEvent = {
       oldBufferRange: new Range(oldHeadBufferPosition, oldTailBufferPosition),
       oldScreenRange: new Range(oldHeadScreenPosition, oldTailScreenPosition),
       newBufferRange: this.getBufferRange(),
       newScreenRange: this.getScreenRange(),
       selection: this
-    })
+    }
+    this.emitter.emit('did-change-range', rangeChangedEvent)
+    this.editor.selectionRangeChanged(rangeChangedEvent)
   }
 
   markerDidDestroy () {