diff --git a/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js b/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js
index 0c7bef25..c24768d2 100644
--- a/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     _createActiveSelection: function(target, e) {
       var group = this._createGroup(target);
       this.setActiveObject(group, e);
+      target.fire('selected', { e: e });
       this.fire('selection:created', { target: group, e: e });
     },
 
diff --git a/test/unit/canvas.js b/test/unit/canvas.js
index 38b77491..a2f20176 100644
--- a/test/unit/canvas.js
+++ b/test/unit/canvas.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
       canvas.clear();
       canvas.backgroundColor = fabric.Canvas.prototype.backgroundColor;
       canvas.overlayColor = fabric.Canvas.prototype.overlayColor;
+      canvas.off();
       canvas.calcOffset();
       upperCanvasEl.style.display = 'none';
     }
@@ -309,6 +310,61 @@
     canvas.remove(canvas.item(0));
 
     equal(isFired, true, 'removing active object should fire "selection:cleared"');
+    canvas.off('selection:cleared');
+  });
+
+  test('create active selection fires selection:created', function() {
+    var isFired = false;
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    canvas.on('selection:created', function() { isFired = true; });
+    canvas.setActiveObject(rect1);
+    canvas._createActiveSelection(rect2, {});
+    equal(isFired, true, 'selection:created fired');
+    canvas.off('selection:created');
+  });
+
+  test('create active selection fires selected on new object', function() {
+    var isFired = false;
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    rect2.on('selected', function() { isFired = true; });
+    canvas.setActiveObject(rect1);
+    canvas._createActiveSelection(rect2, {});
+    equal(isFired, true, 'selected fired on rect2');
+  });
+
+  test('update active selection selection:updated', function() {
+    var isFired = false;
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect3 = new fabric.Rect();
+    canvas.on('selection:updated', function() { isFired = true; });
+    canvas.setActiveObject(new fabric.ActiveSelection([rect1, rect2]));
+    canvas._updateActiveSelection(rect3, {});
+    equal(isFired, true, 'selection:updated fired');
+    canvas.off('selection:updated');
+  });
+
+  test('update active selection fires deselected on an object', function() {
+    var isFired = false;
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    rect2.on('deselected', function() { isFired = true; });
+    canvas.setActiveObject(new fabric.ActiveSelection([rect1, rect2]));
+    canvas._updateActiveSelection(rect2, {});
+    equal(isFired, true, 'deselected on rect2 fired');
+  });
+
+  test('update active selection firse selected on an object', function() {
+    var isFired = false;
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect3 = new fabric.Rect();
+    rect3.on('selected', function() { isFired = true; });
+    canvas.setActiveObject(new fabric.ActiveSelection([rect1, rect2]));
+    canvas._updateActiveSelection(rect3, {});
+    equal(isFired, true, 'selected on rect3 fired');
   });
 
   test('setActiveObject fires deselected', function() {
@@ -322,6 +378,28 @@
     equal(isFired, true, 'switching active group fires deselected');
   });
 
+  test('_createGroup respect order of objects', function() {
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    canvas.add(rect1);
+    canvas.add(rect2);
+    canvas.setActiveObject(rect1);
+    var selection = canvas._createGroup(rect2);
+    equal(selection.getObjects().indexOf(rect1), 0, 'rect1 is the first object in the active selection');
+    equal(selection.getObjects().indexOf(rect2), 1, 'rect2 is the second object in the active selection');
+  });
+
+  test('_createGroup respect order of objects (inverted)', function() {
+    var rect1 = new fabric.Rect();
+    var rect2 = new fabric.Rect();
+    canvas.add(rect1);
+    canvas.add(rect2);
+    canvas.setActiveObject(rect2);
+    var selection = canvas._createGroup(rect1);
+    equal(selection.getObjects().indexOf(rect1), 0, 'rect1 is the first object in the active selection');
+    equal(selection.getObjects().indexOf(rect2), 1, 'rect2 is the second object in the active selection');
+  });
+
   test('getContext', function() {
     ok(typeof canvas.getContext == 'function');
   });