diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/DataTable.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/DataTable.tsx
index 6d13176b3..272013e06 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/DataTable.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/DataTable.tsx
@@ -38,15 +38,8 @@ interface DataTableProps<T = any> {
   autoScroll?: boolean;
   extraActions?: React.ReactElement;
   // custom onSearch(text, row) option?
-  /**
-   * onSelect event
-   * @param item currently selected item
-   * @param index index of the selected item in the datasources' output.
-   * Note that the index could potentially refer to a different item if rendering is 'behind' and items have shifted
-   */
-  onSelect?(item: T | undefined, index: number): void;
+  onSelect?(item: T | undefined, items: T[]): void;
   // multiselect?: true
-  // onMultiSelect
   tableManagerRef?: RefObject<TableManager>;
   _testHeight?: number; // exposed for unit testing only
 }
@@ -70,13 +63,24 @@ export type DataTableColumn<T = any> = {
 
 export interface RenderContext<T = any> {
   columns: DataTableColumn<T>[];
-  onClick(item: T, itemId: number): void;
+  onMouseEnter(
+    e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
+    item: T,
+    itemId: number,
+  ): void;
+  onMouseDown(
+    e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
+    item: T,
+    itemId: number,
+  ): void;
 }
 
-export function DataTable<T extends object>(props: DataTableProps<T>) {
+export function DataTable<T extends object>(
+  props: DataTableProps<T>,
+): React.ReactElement {
   const {dataSource} = props;
   const virtualizerRef = useRef<DataSourceVirtualizer | undefined>();
-  const tableManager = useDataTableManager<T>(
+  const tableManager = useDataTableManager(
     dataSource,
     props.columns,
     props.onSelect,
@@ -84,16 +88,50 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(props: DataTableProps<T>) {
   if (props.tableManagerRef) {
     (props.tableManagerRef as MutableRefObject<TableManager>).current = tableManager;
   }
-  const {visibleColumns, selectItem, selection} = tableManager;
+  const {
+    visibleColumns,
+    selectItem,
+    selection,
+    addRangeToSelection,
+    addColumnFilter,
+    getSelectedItem,
+    getSelectedItems,
+  } = tableManager;
 
   const renderingConfig = useMemo<RenderContext<T>>(() => {
+    let dragging = false;
+    let startIndex = 0;
     return {
       columns: visibleColumns,
-      onClick(_, itemIdx) {
-        selectItem(() => itemIdx);
+      onMouseEnter(_e, _item, index) {
+        if (dragging) {
+          // by computing range we make sure no intermediate items are missed when scrolling fast
+          addRangeToSelection(startIndex, index);
+        }
+      },
+      onMouseDown(e, _item, index) {
+        if (!dragging) {
+          if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
+            addRangeToSelection(index, index, true);
+          } else if (e.shiftKey) {
+            selectItem(index, true);
+          } else {
+            selectItem(index);
+          }
+
+          dragging = true;
+          startIndex = index;
+
+          function onStopDragSelecting() {
+            dragging = false;
+            document.removeEventListener('mouseup', onStopDragSelecting);
+          }
+
+          document.addEventListener('mouseup', onStopDragSelecting);
+        }
       },
     };
-  }, [visibleColumns, selectItem]);
+  }, [visibleColumns, selectItem, addRangeToSelection]);
 
   const usesWrapping = useMemo(
     () => tableManager.columns.some((col) => col.wrap),
@@ -112,11 +150,13 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(props: DataTableProps<T>) {
           config={renderContext}
           value={item}
           itemIndex={index}
-          highlighted={index === tableManager.selection}
+          highlighted={
+            index === selection.current || selection.items.has(index)
+          }
         />
       );
     },
-    [tableManager.selection],
+    [selection],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -125,34 +165,34 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(props: DataTableProps<T>) {
   const onKeyDown = useCallback(
     (e: React.KeyboardEvent<any>) => {
       let handled = true;
+      const shiftPressed = e.shiftKey;
+      const outputSize = dataSource.output.length;
+      const windowSize = virtualizerRef.current!.virtualItems.length;
       switch (e.key) {
         case 'ArrowUp':
-          selectItem((idx) => (idx > 0 ? idx - 1 : 0));
+          selectItem((idx) => (idx > 0 ? idx - 1 : 0), shiftPressed);
           break;
         case 'ArrowDown':
-          selectItem((idx) =>
-            idx < dataSource.output.length - 1 ? idx + 1 : idx,
+          selectItem(
+            (idx) => (idx < outputSize - 1 ? idx + 1 : idx),
+            shiftPressed,
           );
           break;
         case 'Home':
-          selectItem(() => 0);
+          selectItem(0, shiftPressed);
           break;
         case 'End':
-          selectItem(() => dataSource.output.length - 1);
+          selectItem(outputSize - 1, shiftPressed);
           break;
         case ' ': // yes, that is a space
         case 'PageDown':
-          selectItem((idx) =>
-            Math.min(
-              dataSource.output.length - 1,
-              idx + virtualizerRef.current!.virtualItems.length - 1,
-            ),
+          selectItem(
+            (idx) => Math.min(outputSize - 1, idx + windowSize - 1),
+            shiftPressed,
           );
           break;
         case 'PageUp':
-          selectItem((idx) =>
-            Math.max(0, idx - virtualizerRef.current!.virtualItems.length - 1),
-          );
+          selectItem((idx) => Math.max(0, idx - windowSize + 1), shiftPressed);
           break;
         default:
           handled = false;
@@ -167,8 +207,8 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(props: DataTableProps<T>) {
 
   useLayoutEffect(
     function scrollSelectionIntoView() {
-      if (selection >= 0) {
-        virtualizerRef.current?.scrollToIndex(selection, {
+      if (selection && selection.current >= 0) {
+        virtualizerRef.current?.scrollToIndex(selection!.current, {
           align: 'auto',
         });
       }
@@ -193,14 +233,16 @@ export function DataTable<T extends object>(props: DataTableProps<T>) {
   );
 
   /** Context menu */
-  const contexMenu = !props._testHeight // don't render context menu in tests
-    ? // eslint-disable-next-line
-      useMemoize(tableContextMenuFactory, [
+  // TODO: support customizing context menu
+  const contexMenu = props._testHeight
+    ? undefined // don't render context menu in tests
+    : // eslint-disable-next-line
+    useMemoize(tableContextMenuFactory, [
         visibleColumns,
-        tableManager.addColumnFilter,
-      ])
-    : undefined;
-
+        addColumnFilter,
+        getSelectedItem,
+        getSelectedItems as any,
+      ]);
   return (
     <Layout.Container grow>
       <Layout.Top>
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableContextMenu.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableContextMenu.tsx
index d040d7c87..f7b5a3e38 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableContextMenu.tsx
@@ -19,65 +19,87 @@ import {tryGetFlipperLibImplementation} from '../../plugin/FlipperLib';
 const {Item, SubMenu} = Menu;
 
 export const TableContextMenuContext = createContext<
-  undefined | ((item: any) => React.ReactElement)
+  React.ReactElement | undefined
 >(undefined);
 
 export function tableContextMenuFactory<T>(
   visibleColumns: DataTableColumn<T>[],
   addColumnFilter: TableManager['addColumnFilter'],
+  _getSelection: () => T,
+  getMultiSelection: () => T[],
 ) {
-  return function (item: any) {
-    const lib = tryGetFlipperLibImplementation();
-    if (!lib) {
-      return (
-        <Menu>
-          <Item>Menu not ready</Item>
-        </Menu>
-      );
-    }
+  const lib = tryGetFlipperLibImplementation();
+  if (!lib) {
     return (
       <Menu>
-        <SubMenu title="Filter on" icon={<FilterOutlined />}>
-          {visibleColumns.map((column) => (
-            <Item
-              key={column.key}
-              onClick={() => {
-                addColumnFilter(
-                  column.key,
-                  normalizeCellValue(item[column.key]),
-                  true,
-                );
-              }}>
-              {column.title || column.key}
-            </Item>
-          ))}
-        </SubMenu>
-        <SubMenu title="Copy cell" icon={<CopyOutlined />}>
-          {visibleColumns.map((column) => (
-            <Item
-              key={column.key}
-              onClick={() => {
-                lib.writeTextToClipboard(normalizeCellValue(item[column.key]));
-              }}>
-              {column.title || column.key}
-            </Item>
-          ))}
-        </SubMenu>
-        <Item
-          onClick={() => {
-            lib.writeTextToClipboard(JSON.stringify(item, null, 2));
-          }}>
-          Copy row
-        </Item>
-        {lib.isFB && (
-          <Item
-            onClick={() => {
-              lib.createPaste(JSON.stringify(item, null, 2));
-            }}>
-            Create paste
-          </Item>
-        )}
+        <Item>Menu not ready</Item>
       </Menu>
     );
-  };
+  }
+  return (
+    <Menu>
+      <SubMenu title="Filter on same..." icon={<FilterOutlined />}>
+        {visibleColumns.map((column) => (
+          <Item
+            key={column.key}
+            onClick={() => {
+              const items = getMultiSelection();
+              if (items.length) {
+                items.forEach((item, index) => {
+                  addColumnFilter(
+                    column.key,
+                    normalizeCellValue(item[column.key]),
+                    index === 0, // remove existing filters before adding the first
+                  );
+                });
+              }
+            }}>
+            {column.title || column.key}
+          </Item>
+        ))}
+      </SubMenu>
+      <SubMenu title="Copy cell(s)" icon={<CopyOutlined />}>
+        {visibleColumns.map((column) => (
+          <Item
+            key={column.key}
+            onClick={() => {
+              const items = getMultiSelection();
+              if (items.length) {
+                lib.writeTextToClipboard(
+                  items
+                    .map((item) => normalizeCellValue(item[column.key]))
+                    .join('\n'),
+                );
+              }
+            }}>
+            {column.title || column.key}
+          </Item>
+        ))}
+      </SubMenu>
+      <Item
+        onClick={() => {
+          const items = getMultiSelection();
+          if (items.length) {
+            lib.writeTextToClipboard(
+              JSON.stringify(items.length > 1 ? items : items[0], null, 2),
+            );
+          }
+        }}>
+        Copy row(s)
+      </Item>
+      {lib.isFB && (
+        <Item
+          onClick={() => {
+            const items = getMultiSelection();
+            if (items.length) {
+              lib.createPaste(
+                JSON.stringify(items.length > 1 ? items : items[0], null, 2),
+              );
+            }
+          }}>
+          Create paste
+        </Item>
+      )}
+    </Menu>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableHead.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableHead.tsx
index 08732b628..7a466dc49 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableHead.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableHead.tsx
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const TableHeadContainer = styled.div<{horizontallyScrollable?: boolean}>({
   borderBottom: `1px solid ${theme.dividerColor}`,
   backgroundColor: theme.backgroundWash,
   userSelect: 'none',
+  borderLeft: `4px solid ${theme.backgroundWash}`, // space for selection, see TableRow
 });
 TableHeadContainer.displayName = 'TableHead:TableHeadContainer';
 
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableRow.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableRow.tsx
index 6b282891d..f97bcb143 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableRow.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/TableRow.tsx
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ type TableBodyRowContainerProps = {
 
 const backgroundColor = (props: TableBodyRowContainerProps) => {
   if (props.highlighted) {
-    return theme.primaryColor;
+    return theme.backgroundTransparentHover;
   }
   return undefined;
 };
 
 const CircleMargin = 4;
-const RowContextMenu = styled(DownCircleFilled)({
+const RowContextMenuWrapper = styled.div({
   position: 'absolute',
-  top: CircleMargin,
-  right: CircleMargin,
+  top: 0,
+  right: 0,
+  paddingRight: CircleMargin,
   fontSize: DEFAULT_ROW_HEIGHT - CircleMargin * 2,
-  borderRadius: (DEFAULT_ROW_HEIGHT - CircleMargin * 2) * 0.5,
   color: theme.primaryColor,
   cursor: 'pointer',
   visibility: 'hidden',
@@ -48,22 +48,15 @@ const TableBodyRowContainer = styled.div<TableBodyRowContainerProps>(
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'row',
     backgroundColor: backgroundColor(props),
-    color: props.highlighted ? theme.white : theme.textColorPrimary,
-    '& *': {
-      color: props.highlighted ? `${theme.white} !important` : undefined,
-    },
-    '& img': {
-      backgroundColor: props.highlighted
-        ? `${theme.white} !important`
-        : undefined,
-    },
+    borderLeft: props.highlighted
+      ? `4px solid ${theme.primaryColor}`
+      : `4px solid ${theme.backgroundDefault}`,
     minHeight: DEFAULT_ROW_HEIGHT,
     overflow: 'hidden',
     width: '100%',
     flexShrink: 0,
-    [`&:hover ${RowContextMenu}`]: {
+    [`&:hover ${RowContextMenuWrapper}`]: {
       visibility: 'visible',
-      color: props.highlighted ? theme.white : undefined,
     },
   }),
 );
@@ -85,9 +78,15 @@ const TableBodyColumnContainer = styled.div<{
   width: props.width,
   justifyContent: props.justifyContent,
   borderBottom: `1px solid ${theme.dividerColor}`,
+  '&::selection': {
+    color: 'inherit',
+    backgroundColor: theme.buttonDefaultBackground,
+  },
 }));
 TableBodyColumnContainer.displayName = 'TableRow:TableBodyColumnContainer';
 
+const contextMenuTriggers = ['click' as const, 'contextMenu' as const];
+
 type Props = {
   config: RenderContext<any>;
   highlighted: boolean;
@@ -98,14 +97,15 @@ type Props = {
 export const TableRow = memo(function TableRow(props: Props) {
   const {config, highlighted, value: row} = props;
   const menu = useContext(TableContextMenuContext);
-
   return (
     <TableBodyRowContainer
       highlighted={highlighted}
       data-key={row.key}
-      onClick={(e) => {
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        props.config.onClick(props.value, props.itemIndex);
+      onMouseDown={(e) => {
+        props.config.onMouseDown(e, props.value, props.itemIndex);
+      }}
+      onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+        props.config.onMouseEnter(e, props.value, props.itemIndex);
       }}>
       {config.columns
         .filter((col) => col.visible)
@@ -125,18 +125,26 @@ export const TableRow = memo(function TableRow(props: Props) {
             </TableBodyColumnContainer>
           );
         })}
-      {menu && (
-        <Dropdown
-          overlay={menu(row)}
-          placement="bottomRight"
-          trigger={['click', 'contextMenu']}>
-          <RowContextMenu />
-        </Dropdown>
+      {menu && highlighted && (
+        <RowContextMenuWrapper
+          onClick={stopPropagation}
+          onMouseDown={stopPropagation}>
+          <Dropdown
+            overlay={menu}
+            placement="bottomRight"
+            trigger={contextMenuTriggers}>
+            <DownCircleFilled />
+          </Dropdown>
+        </RowContextMenuWrapper>
       )}
     </TableBodyRowContainer>
   );
 });
 
+function stopPropagation(e: React.MouseEvent<any>) {
+  e.stopPropagation();
+}
+
 export function normalizeCellValue(value: any): string {
   switch (typeof value) {
     case 'boolean':
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTable.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTable.node.tsx
index 7fa8032be..c01023189 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTable.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTable.node.tsx
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ test('update and append', async () => {
     expect(elem.length).toBe(1);
     expect(elem[0].parentElement).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <div
-        class="css-1rnoidw-TableBodyRowContainer efe0za01"
+        class="css-tihkal-TableBodyRowContainer efe0za01"
       >
         <div
-          class="ant-table-cell css-1g4z4wd-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
+          class="ant-table-cell css-1u65yt0-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
         >
           test DataTable
         </div>
         <div
-          class="ant-table-cell css-1g4z4wd-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
+          class="ant-table-cell css-1u65yt0-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
         >
           true
         </div>
@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ test('column visibility', async () => {
     expect(elem.length).toBe(1);
     expect(elem[0].parentElement).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <div
-        class="css-1rnoidw-TableBodyRowContainer efe0za01"
+        class="css-tihkal-TableBodyRowContainer efe0za01"
       >
         <div
-          class="ant-table-cell css-1g4z4wd-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
+          class="ant-table-cell css-1u65yt0-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
         >
           test DataTable
         </div>
         <div
-          class="ant-table-cell css-1g4z4wd-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
+          class="ant-table-cell css-1u65yt0-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
         >
           true
         </div>
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ test('column visibility', async () => {
     expect(elem.length).toBe(1);
     expect(elem[0].parentElement).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       <div
-        class="css-1rnoidw-TableBodyRowContainer efe0za01"
+        class="css-tihkal-TableBodyRowContainer efe0za01"
       >
         <div
-          class="ant-table-cell css-1g4z4wd-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
+          class="ant-table-cell css-1u65yt0-TableBodyColumnContainer efe0za00"
         >
           test DataTable
         </div>
@@ -510,3 +510,114 @@ test('compute filters', () => {
     expect(data.filter(filter)).toEqual([]);
   }
 });
+
+test('onSelect callback fires, and in order', () => {
+  const events: any[] = [];
+  const ds = createTestDataSource();
+  const ref = createRef<TableManager>();
+  const rendering = render(
+    <DataTable
+      dataSource={ds}
+      columns={columns}
+      tableManagerRef={ref}
+      _testHeight={400}
+      onSelect={(item, items) => {
+        events.push([item, items]);
+      }}
+    />,
+  );
+
+  const item1 = {
+    title: 'item 1',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  const item2 = {
+    title: 'item 2',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  const item3 = {
+    title: 'item 3',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  act(() => {
+    ds.clear();
+    ds.append(item1);
+    ds.append(item2);
+    ds.append(item3);
+    ref.current!.selectItem(2);
+  });
+
+  expect(events.splice(0)).toEqual([
+    [undefined, []],
+    [item3, [item3]],
+  ]);
+
+  act(() => {
+    ref.current!.addRangeToSelection(0, 0);
+  });
+
+  expect(events.splice(0)).toEqual([
+    [item1, [item1, item3]], // order preserved!
+  ]);
+
+  rendering.unmount();
+});
+
+test('selection always has the latest state', () => {
+  const events: any[] = [];
+  const ds = createTestDataSource();
+  const ref = createRef<TableManager>();
+  const rendering = render(
+    <DataTable
+      dataSource={ds}
+      columns={columns}
+      tableManagerRef={ref}
+      _testHeight={400}
+      onSelect={(item, items) => {
+        events.push([item, items]);
+      }}
+    />,
+  );
+
+  const item1 = {
+    title: 'item 1',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  const item2 = {
+    title: 'item 2',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  const item3 = {
+    title: 'item 3',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  act(() => {
+    ds.clear();
+    ds.append(item1);
+    ds.append(item2);
+    ds.append(item3);
+    ref.current!.selectItem(2);
+  });
+
+  expect(events.splice(0)).toEqual([
+    [undefined, []],
+    [item3, [item3]],
+  ]);
+
+  const item3updated = {
+    title: 'item 3 updated',
+    done: false,
+  };
+  act(() => {
+    ds.update(2, item3updated);
+  });
+  act(() => {
+    ref.current!.addRangeToSelection(0, 0);
+  });
+
+  expect(events.splice(0)).toEqual([
+    [item1, [item1, item3updated]], // update reflected in callback!
+  ]);
+
+  rendering.unmount();
+});
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTableManager.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTableManager.node.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f7052c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/__tests__/DataTableManager.node.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {
+  computeAddRangeToSelection,
+  computeSetSelection,
+} from '../useDataTableManager';
+
+test('computeSetSelection', () => {
+  const emptyBase = {
+    current: -1,
+    items: new Set<number>(),
+  };
+
+  const partialBase = {
+    current: 7,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 8, 9]),
+  };
+
+  // set selection
+  expect(computeSetSelection(emptyBase, 2)).toEqual({
+    current: 2,
+    items: new Set([2]),
+  });
+
+  // move selection 2 down
+  expect(computeSetSelection(partialBase, (x) => x + 2)).toEqual({
+    current: 9,
+    items: new Set([9]),
+  });
+
+  // expand selection
+  expect(computeSetSelection(partialBase, (x) => x + 5, true)).toEqual({
+    current: 12,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]),
+  });
+
+  // expand selection backward
+  expect(computeSetSelection(partialBase, 5, true)).toEqual({
+    current: 5,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 8, 9, 5, 6, 7]), // n.b. order is irrelevant
+  });
+});
+
+test('computeAddRangeToSelection', () => {
+  const emptyBase = {
+    current: -1,
+    items: new Set<number>(),
+  };
+
+  const partialBase = {
+    current: 7,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 8, 9]),
+  };
+
+  // add range selection
+  expect(computeAddRangeToSelection(emptyBase, 23, 25)).toEqual({
+    current: 25,
+    items: new Set([23, 24, 25]),
+  });
+
+  // add range selection
+  expect(computeAddRangeToSelection(partialBase, 23, 25)).toEqual({
+    current: 25,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 8, 9, 23, 24, 25]),
+  });
+
+  // add range backward
+  expect(computeAddRangeToSelection(partialBase, 25, 23)).toEqual({
+    current: 23,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 8, 9, 23, 24, 25]),
+  });
+
+  // invest selection - toggle off
+  expect(computeAddRangeToSelection(partialBase, 8, 8, true)).toEqual({
+    current: 8, // note: this item is not part of the selection!
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 9]),
+  });
+
+  // invest selection - toggle on
+  expect(computeAddRangeToSelection(partialBase, 5, 5, true)).toEqual({
+    current: 5,
+    items: new Set([2, 3, 5, 8, 9]),
+  });
+});
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/useDataTableManager.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/useDataTableManager.tsx
index ad5662b3a..ed9d31758 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/useDataTableManager.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/useDataTableManager.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import {DataTableColumn} from 'flipper-plugin/src/ui/datatable/DataTable';
 import {Percentage} from '../../utils/widthUtils';
 import produce from 'immer';
-import {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {DataSource} from '../../state/datasource/DataSource';
 import {useMemoize} from '../../utils/useMemoize';
 
@@ -22,20 +22,30 @@ export type Sorting = {
 
 export type TableManager = ReturnType<typeof useDataTableManager>;
 
+type Selection = {items: ReadonlySet<number>; current: number};
+
+const emptySelection: Selection = {
+  items: new Set(),
+  current: -1,
+};
+
 /**
  * A hook that coordinates filtering, sorting etc for a DataSource
  */
-export function useDataTableManager<T extends object>(
+export function useDataTableManager<T>(
   dataSource: DataSource<T>,
   defaultColumns: DataTableColumn<T>[],
-  onSelect?: (item: T | undefined, index: number) => void,
+  onSelect?: (item: T | undefined, items: T[]) => void,
 ) {
   const [columns, setEffectiveColumns] = useState(
     computeInitialColumns(defaultColumns),
   );
   // TODO: move selection with shifts with index < selection?
   // TODO: clear selection if out of range
-  const [selection, setSelection] = useState(-1);
+  const [selection, setSelection] = useState<Selection>(emptySelection);
+  const selectionRef = useRef(selection);
+  selectionRef.current = selection; // store last seen selection for fetching it later
+
   const [sorting, setSorting] = useState<Sorting | undefined>(undefined);
   const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('');
   const visibleColumns = useMemo(
@@ -102,6 +112,7 @@ export function useDataTableManager<T extends object>(
     setEffectiveColumns(computeInitialColumns(defaultColumns));
     setSorting(undefined);
     setSearchValue('');
+    setSelection(emptySelection);
     dataSource.reset();
   }, [dataSource, defaultColumns]);
 
@@ -148,21 +159,6 @@ export function useDataTableManager<T extends object>(
     );
   }, []);
 
-  const selectItem = useCallback(
-    (updater: (currentIndex: number) => number) => {
-      setSelection((currentIndex) => {
-        const newIndex = updater(currentIndex);
-        const item =
-          newIndex >= 0 && newIndex < dataSource.output.length
-            ? dataSource.getItem(newIndex)
-            : undefined;
-        onSelect?.(item, newIndex);
-        return newIndex;
-      });
-    },
-    [setSelection, onSelect, dataSource],
-  );
-
   useEffect(
     function applyFilter() {
       dataSource.setFilter(currentFilter);
@@ -170,6 +166,65 @@ export function useDataTableManager<T extends object>(
     [currentFilter, dataSource],
   );
 
+  /**
+   * Select an individual item, used by mouse clicks and keyboard navigation
+   * Set addToSelection if the current selection should be expanded to the given position,
+   * rather than replacing the current selection.
+   *
+   * The nextIndex can be used to compute the new selection by basing relatively to the current selection
+   */
+  const selectItem = useCallback(
+    (
+      nextIndex: number | ((currentIndex: number) => number),
+      addToSelection?: boolean,
+    ) => {
+      setSelection((base) =>
+        computeSetSelection(base, nextIndex, addToSelection),
+      );
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Adds a range of items to the current seleciton (if any)
+   */
+  const addRangeToSelection = useCallback(
+    (start: number, end: number, allowUnselect?: boolean) => {
+      setSelection((base) =>
+        computeAddRangeToSelection(base, start, end, allowUnselect),
+      );
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  // N.B: we really want to have stable refs for these functions,
+  // to avoid that all context menus need re-render for every selection change,
+  // hence the selectionRef hack
+  const getSelectedItem = useCallback(() => {
+    return selectionRef.current.current < 0
+      ? undefined
+      : dataSource.getItem(selectionRef.current.current);
+  }, [dataSource]);
+
+  const getSelectedItems = useCallback(() => {
+    return [...selectionRef.current.items]
+      .sort()
+      .map((i) => dataSource.getItem(i))
+      .filter(Boolean);
+  }, [dataSource]);
+
+  useEffect(
+    function fireSelection() {
+      if (onSelect) {
+        const item = getSelectedItem();
+        const items = getSelectedItems();
+        onSelect(item, items);
+      }
+    },
+    // selection is intentionally a dep
+    [onSelect, selection, selection, getSelectedItem, getSelectedItems],
+  );
+
   return {
     /** The default columns, but normalized */
     columns,
@@ -190,6 +245,9 @@ export function useDataTableManager<T extends object>(
     /** current selection, describes the index index in the datasources's current output (not window) */
     selection,
     selectItem,
+    addRangeToSelection,
+    getSelectedItem,
+    getSelectedItems,
     /** Changing column filters */
     addColumnFilter,
     removeColumnFilter,
@@ -244,3 +302,73 @@ export function computeDataTableFilter(
     );
   };
 }
+
+export function computeSetSelection(
+  base: Selection,
+  nextIndex: number | ((currentIndex: number) => number),
+  addToSelection?: boolean,
+): Selection {
+  const newIndex =
+    typeof nextIndex === 'number' ? nextIndex : nextIndex(base.current);
+  if (newIndex < 0) {
+    return emptySelection;
+  }
+  if (base.current < 0 || !addToSelection) {
+    return {
+      current: newIndex,
+      items: new Set([newIndex]),
+    };
+  } else {
+    const lowest = Math.min(base.current, newIndex);
+    const highest = Math.max(base.current, newIndex);
+    return {
+      current: newIndex,
+      items: addIndicesToMultiSelection(base.items, lowest, highest),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export function computeAddRangeToSelection(
+  base: Selection,
+  start: number,
+  end: number,
+  allowUnselect?: boolean,
+): Selection {
+  // special case: unselectiong a single existing item
+  if (start === end && allowUnselect) {
+    if (base?.items.has(start)) {
+      const copy = new Set(base.items);
+      copy.delete(start);
+      if (copy.size === 0) {
+        return emptySelection;
+      }
+      return {
+        items: copy,
+        current: start,
+      };
+    }
+    // intentional fall-through
+  }
+
+  // N.B. start and end can be reverted if selecting backwards
+  const lowest = Math.min(start, end);
+  const highest = Math.max(start, end);
+  const current = end;
+
+  return {
+    items: addIndicesToMultiSelection(base.items, lowest, highest),
+    current,
+  };
+}
+
+function addIndicesToMultiSelection(
+  base: ReadonlySet<number>,
+  lowest: number,
+  highest: number,
+): ReadonlySet<number> {
+  const copy = new Set(base);
+  for (let i = lowest; i <= highest; i++) {
+    copy.add(i);
+  }
+  return copy;
+}