diff --git a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/toolbox/ComponentButtonFactory.java b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/toolbox/ComponentButtonFactory.java
index 3ca2d83b..83107c00 100644
--- a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/toolbox/ComponentButtonFactory.java	
+++ b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/toolbox/ComponentButtonFactory.java	
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ class ComponentButtonFactory {
 							newSelection.add(component);
 						}
 					}
+					// Ctrl appends selection
+					if (e.isControlDown()) {
+						newSelection.addAll(plugInPort.getSelectedComponents());
+					}
 					plugInPort.updateSelection(newSelection);
 					plugInPort.setNewComponentTypeSlot(null, null);
 					plugInPort.refresh();
diff --git a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/update.xml b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/update.xml
index 7a1788c8..6225f53a 100644
--- a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/update.xml	
+++ b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-swing/update.xml	
@@ -1090,6 +1090,10 @@
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>Clearer standing component (mainly diode) reversion</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
+					<description>Ctrl + right click on component type in toolbox appends components of that type to selection</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 			</changes>
 			<url>http://code.google.com/p/diy-layout-creator/downloads/list</url>
 		</org.diylc.appframework.update.Version>