diff --git a/web/client/components/data/identify/Identify.jsx b/web/client/components/data/identify/Identify.jsx
index cdbecb0bcb..618af5b805 100644
--- a/web/client/components/data/identify/Identify.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/data/identify/Identify.jsx
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ const Identify = React.createClass({
         bodyClassName: React.PropTypes.string,
         asPanel: React.PropTypes.bool,
         headerGlyph: React.PropTypes.string,
-        closeGlyph: React.PropTypes.string
+        closeGlyph: React.PropTypes.string,
+        allowMultiselection: React.PropTypes.bool
     },
     getDefaultProps() {
         return {
@@ -103,12 +104,15 @@ const Identify = React.createClass({
             bodyClassName: "panel-body",
             asPanel: true,
             headerGlyph: "info-sign",
-            closeGlyph: ""
+            closeGlyph: "",
+            allowMultiselection: false
         };
     },
     componentWillReceiveProps(newProps) {
         if (this.needsRefresh(newProps)) {
-            this.props.purgeResults();
+            if (!newProps.point.modifiers || newProps.point.modifiers.ctrl !== true || !newProps.allowMultiselection) {
+                this.props.purgeResults();
+            }
             const queryableLayers = newProps.layers.filter(newProps.queryableLayersFilter);
             queryableLayers.forEach((layer) => {
                 const {url, request, metadata} = this.props.buildRequest(layer, newProps);
diff --git a/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/Identify-test.jsx b/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/Identify-test.jsx
index f047bfc439..7f00afc8fa 100644
--- a/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/Identify-test.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/Identify-test.jsx
@@ -199,6 +199,27 @@ describe('Identify', () => {
         expect(spyPurgeResults.calls.length).toEqual(2);
     });
 
+    it('creates the Identify component does not purge if multiselection enabled', () => {
+        const testHandlers = {
+            purgeResults: () => {}
+        };
+
+        const spyPurgeResults = expect.spyOn(testHandlers, 'purgeResults');
+
+        const identify = ReactDOM.render(
+            <Identify
+                queryableLayersFilter={() => true}
+                enabled={true} layers={[{}, {}]} {...testHandlers} buildRequest={() => ({})}
+                multiSelection={true}
+                />,
+            document.getElementById("container")
+        );
+        identify.setProps({point: {pixel: {x: 1, y: 1}, modifiers: {ctrl: false}}});
+        expect(spyPurgeResults.calls.length).toEqual(1);
+        identify.setProps({point: {pixel: {x: 1, y: 1}, modifiers: {ctrl: true}}});
+        expect(spyPurgeResults.calls.length).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
     it('creates the Identify component uses custom viewer', () => {
         const Viewer = (props) => <span className="myviewer">{props.responses.length}</span>;
         const identify = ReactDOM.render(
diff --git a/web/client/components/map/leaflet/Map.jsx b/web/client/components/map/leaflet/Map.jsx
index 93077109fa..973e29e63c 100644
--- a/web/client/components/map/leaflet/Map.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/map/leaflet/Map.jsx
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ let LeafletMap = React.createClass({
                     latlng: {
                         lat: event.latlng.lat,
                         lng: event.latlng.lng
+                    },
+                    modifiers: {
+                        alt: event.originalEvent.altKey,
+                        ctrl: event.originalEvent.ctrlKey,
+                        shift: event.originalEvent.shiftKey
                     }
                 });
             }
diff --git a/web/client/components/map/leaflet/__tests__/Map-test.jsx b/web/client/components/map/leaflet/__tests__/Map-test.jsx
index fa7a746bf1..24e906b173 100644
--- a/web/client/components/map/leaflet/__tests__/Map-test.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/map/leaflet/__tests__/Map-test.jsx
@@ -152,10 +152,12 @@ describe('LeafletMap', () => {
             expect(spy.calls[0].arguments.length).toEqual(1);
             expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0].pixel).toExist();
             expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0].latlng).toExist();
+            expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0].modifiers).toExist();
+            expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0].modifiers.alt).toEqual(false);
+            expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0].modifiers.ctrl).toEqual(false);
+            expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0].modifiers.shift).toEqual(false);
             done();
         }, 600);
-
-
     });
 
     it('check if the map changes when receive new props', () => {
diff --git a/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx b/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx
index 7b4e3ca8d8..00e6baff17 100644
--- a/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ var OpenlayersMap = React.createClass({
                     latlng: {
                         lat: coords[1],
                         lng: tLng
+                    },
+                    modifiers: {
+                        alt: event.originalEvent.altKey,
+                        ctrl: event.originalEvent.ctrlKey,
+                        shift: event.originalEvent.shiftKey
                     }
                 });
             }