diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/index.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/index.ts
index 3bcae218c6..5835784021 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/index.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './input.event.js';
 export * from './change.event.js';
 export * from './delete.event.js';
 export * from './executed.event.js';
+export * from './selected.event.js';
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/selected.event.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/selected.event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ecf5d7767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/umb-events/selected.event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export class UmbSelectedEvent extends Event {
+	public constructor() {
+		// mimics the native change event
+		super('selected', { bubbles: true, composed: false, cancelable: false });
+	}
+}