diff --git a/examples/workflow-theia/src/browser/diagram/workflow-diagram-configuration.ts b/examples/workflow-theia/src/browser/diagram/workflow-diagram-configuration.ts
index cdef2aa5..8420bf66 100644
--- a/examples/workflow-theia/src/browser/diagram/workflow-diagram-configuration.ts
+++ b/examples/workflow-theia/src/browser/diagram/workflow-diagram-configuration.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 import { initializeWorkflowDiagramContainer } from '@eclipse-glsp-examples/workflow-glsp/lib';
-import { ContainerConfiguration } from '@eclipse-glsp/client';
+import { ContainerConfiguration, selectionPaletteModule } from '@eclipse-glsp/client';
 import { GLSPDiagramConfiguration } from '@eclipse-glsp/theia-integration';
 import { Container, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export class WorkflowDiagramConfiguration extends GLSPDiagramConfiguration {
     diagramType: string = WorkflowLanguage.diagramType;
 
     configureContainer(container: Container, ...containerConfiguration: ContainerConfiguration): Container {
+        containerConfiguration = containerConfiguration.concat(containerConfiguration, [{
+            add: selectionPaletteModule
+        }]);
         initializeWorkflowDiagramContainer(container, ...containerConfiguration);
         return container;
     }
diff --git a/packages/theia-integration/css/selection-palette.css b/packages/theia-integration/css/selection-palette.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3686072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/theia-integration/css/selection-palette.css
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* expand button */
+
+#selection-palette-expand-button {
+    background: var(--theia-titleBar-activeBackground);
+    color: var(--theia-titleBar-activeForeground);
+}
+
+/* search bar */
+
+.selection-palette-search {
+    background: var(--theia-input-background);
+    color: var(--theia-input-foreground);
+    border: var(--theia-border-width) solid var(--theia-input-border);
+    font-family: var(--theia-ui-font-family);
+    font-size: var(--theia-ui-font-size1);
+    line-height: var(--theia-content-line-height);
+}
+
+/* header */
+
+.selection-palette-group-header {
+    background: var(--theia-titleBar-activeBackground);
+    color: var(--theia-titleBar-activeForeground);
+}
+
+.selection-palette-group-header:hover:not(.clicked) {
+    background: var(--theia-menubar-selectionBackground);
+}
+
+/* single containers */
+
+.selection-palette-group-container {
+    background: var(--theia-menu-background);
+    color: var(--theia-titleBar-activeForeground);
+}
+
+/* single item */
+
+.selection-palette-button:hover:not(.clicked) {
+    background: var(--theia-list-hoverBackground);
+}
diff --git a/packages/theia-integration/src/browser/glsp-client-contribution.ts b/packages/theia-integration/src/browser/glsp-client-contribution.ts
index 2f9f5378..c97c3737 100644
--- a/packages/theia-integration/src/browser/glsp-client-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/theia-integration/src/browser/glsp-client-contribution.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import '../../css/decoration.css';
 import '../../css/diagram.css';
 import '../../css/theia-dialogs.css';
 import '../../css/tool-palette.css';
+import '../../css/selection-palette.css';
 import {
     GLSPContribution,
     WebSocketConnectionInfo,