diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 920c7c01..631e7b95 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ http://visjs.org
 - Items can be dragged, added, and removed.
 - Implemented options `selectable`, `editable`.
 - Added events when dragging the custom time bar.
+- Multiple items can be selected using ctrl+click or shift+click.
 
 ### DataSet
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ http://visjs.org
 
 - Implemented functions `on` and `off` to create event listeners for events
   `rangechange`, `rangechanged`, and `select`.
-- Impelmented function `select` to get and set the selected items.
+- Implemented function `select` to get and set the selected items.
 - Items can be selected by clicking them, muti-select by holding them.
 - Fixed non working `start` and `end` options.
 
diff --git a/docs/timeline.html b/docs/timeline.html
index 33e5beee..9b1674c6 100644
--- a/docs/timeline.html
+++ b/docs/timeline.html
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ var options = {
   <td>selectable</td>
   <td>Boolean</td>
   <td>true</td>
-  <td>If true, the items on the timeline can be selected.</td>
+  <td>If true, the items on the timeline can be selected. Multiple items can be selected by long pressing them, or by using ctrl+click or shift+click. The event <code>select</code> is fired each time the selection has changed (see section <a href="#Events">Events</a>).</td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
diff --git a/src/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/timeline/Timeline.js
index 5789b431..4d7d20b8 100644
--- a/src/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ function Timeline (container, items, options) {
   this.controller.add(this.rootPanel);
 
   // single select (or unselect) when tapping an item
-  // TODO: implement ctrl+click
   this.controller.on('tap',  this._onSelectItem.bind(this));
 
   // multi select when holding mouse/touch, or on ctrl+click
@@ -442,6 +441,13 @@ Timeline.prototype.getSelection = function getSelection() {
 Timeline.prototype._onSelectItem = function (event) {
   if (!this.options.selectable) return;
 
+  var ctrlKey  = event.gesture.srcEvent && event.gesture.srcEvent.ctrlKey;
+  var shiftKey = event.gesture.srcEvent && event.gesture.srcEvent.shiftKey;
+  if (ctrlKey || shiftKey) {
+    this._onMultiSelectItem(event);
+    return;
+  }
+
   var item = ItemSet.itemFromTarget(event);
 
   var selection = item ? [item.id] : [];