diff --git a/src/components/Card/Card.jsx b/src/components/Card/Card.jsx
index 26cf3cded4..26900778a3 100644
--- a/src/components/Card/Card.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Card/Card.jsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const OptimizedSkeletonText = React.memo(SkeletonText);
 
 /** Full card */
 const CardWrapper = ({
+  isSelected,
   children,
   dimensions,
   id,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ const CardWrapper = ({
   ...others
 }) => {
   const validOthers = filterValidAttributes(others);
+
   return (
     <div
       role="presentation"
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ const CardWrapper = ({
       onFocus={onFocus}
       onBlur={onBlur}
       tabIndex={tabIndex}
-      className={classnames(className, `${iotPrefix}--card--wrapper`)}
+      className={classnames(className, `${iotPrefix}--card--wrapper`, {
+        [`${iotPrefix}--card--wrapper__selected`]: isSelected,
+      })}
       {...validOthers}>
       {children}
     </div>
@@ -114,6 +118,10 @@ const EmptyMessageWrapper = (props) => {
 };
 
 CardWrapper.propTypes = {
+  /**
+   * Is given the event as argument. Should return true or false if event should trigger selection
+   */
+  isSelected: PropTypes.bool,
   children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   dimensions: PropTypes.shape({ x: PropTypes.number, y: PropTypes.number })
     .isRequired,
@@ -131,6 +139,7 @@ CardWrapper.propTypes = {
   tabIndex: PropTypes.number,
 };
 CardWrapper.defaultProps = {
+  isSelected: false,
   id: undefined,
   style: undefined,
   testID: 'Card',
diff --git a/src/components/Card/Card.story.jsx b/src/components/Card/Card.story.jsx
index 8821d4b73c..deccb8e21f 100644
--- a/src/components/Card/Card.story.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Card/Card.story.jsx
@@ -40,26 +40,44 @@ export default {
 };
 
 export const Basic = () => {
-  const size = select('size', Object.keys(CARD_SIZES), CARD_SIZES.MEDIUM);
-  return (
-    <div style={{ width: text('width', `450px`), margin: 20 }}>
-      <Card
-        title={text('title', 'Card Title')}
-        id="facilitycard-basic"
-        size={size}
-        isLoading={boolean('isLoading', false)}
-        isEmpty={boolean('isEmpty', false)}
-        isEditable={boolean('isEditable', false)}
-        isExpanded={boolean('isExpanded', false)}
-        breakpoint="lg"
-        availableActions={{ range: true, expand: true }}
-        onCardAction={action('onCardAction')}
-        onFocus={action('onFocus')}
-        onBlur={action('onBlur')}
-        tabIndex={0}
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
+  const StatefulExample = () => {
+    const [selected, setSelected] = React.useState(false);
+    const size = select('size', Object.keys(CARD_SIZES), CARD_SIZES.MEDIUM);
+    const handleClick = () => {
+      setSelected(true);
+    };
+    const handleBlur = (e) => {
+      if (
+        !e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget) ||
+        (e.target === e.currentTarget && e.relatedTarget === null)
+      ) {
+        setSelected(false);
+      }
+      action('onBlur');
+    };
+    return (
+      <div style={{ width: text('width', `450px`), margin: 20 }}>
+        <Card
+          title={text('title', 'Card Title')}
+          id="facilitycard-basic"
+          size={size}
+          isLoading={boolean('isloading', false)}
+          isSelected={selected}
+          isEmpty={boolean('isEmpty', false)}
+          isEditable={boolean('isEditable', false)}
+          isExpanded={boolean('isExpanded', false)}
+          breakpoint="lg"
+          availableActions={{ range: true, expand: true }}
+          onCardAction={action('onCardAction')}
+          onFocus={action('onFocus')}
+          onBlur={handleBlur}
+          tabIndex={0}
+          onClick={handleClick}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+  return <StatefulExample />;
 };
 
 Basic.story = {
@@ -445,11 +463,11 @@ ImplementingACustomCard.story = {
      - If you want to hide the title/toolbar, do not pass a title prop
      - (Optionally, if you want to use the card in a Dashboard) Extend the Card Renderer so the Dashboard knows how to render your card type
      - (Optionally, if you want to use the card in a Dashboard) Create a validator for this card type within "utils/schemas/validators" and add it to the validateDashboardJSON function used to validate dashboards on import.
-     
+
      ## Data flow for a card in the dashboard
      All data loading for a card goes through the dashboard's onFetchData function.  There are two ways to trigger a refetch of data for a card.  The first is to directly interact
      with the Card's range controls.  The second is for the Dashboard to trigger that all of the cards need a reload by updating it's isLoading bit.  The CardRenderer component will call the onSetupCard function of the dashboard first
-     for each card (if it exists), then will call the onFetchData function for the dashboard.  
+     for each card (if it exists), then will call the onFetchData function for the dashboard.
      `,
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/components/Card/__snapshots__/Card.story.storyshot b/src/components/Card/__snapshots__/Card.story.storyshot
index 4f701131ff..8dc9069669 100644
--- a/src/components/Card/__snapshots__/Card.story.storyshot
+++ b/src/components/Card/__snapshots__/Card.story.storyshot
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ exports[`Storybook Snapshot tests and console checks Storyshots Watson IoT/Card
         data-testid="Card"
         id="facilitycard-basic"
         onBlur={[Function]}
+        onClick={[Function]}
         onFocus={[Function]}
         role="presentation"
         style={
diff --git a/src/components/Card/_card.scss b/src/components/Card/_card.scss
index 1a900b5459..34280c8ca1 100644
--- a/src/components/Card/_card.scss
+++ b/src/components/Card/_card.scss
@@ -8,22 +8,26 @@ $iot-header-padding: $spacing-05;
 
 .#{$iot-prefix}--card--wrapper {
   background: white;
+  border: solid $spacing-01 transparent;
   height: var(--card-default-height);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   overflow: hidden;
+
+  &__selected {
+    border: solid $spacing-01 $interactive-02;
+    box-sizing: content-box;
+  }
 }
 
 .#{$iot-prefix}--card__selected {
   border: $spacing-01 solid $interactive-02;
   box-sizing: content-box;
-  margin: -$spacing-01;
 }
 
 .#{$iot-prefix}--card--resizing {
   border: $spacing-01 solid $interactive-02;
   box-sizing: content-box;
-  margin: -$spacing-01;
 }
 
 .#{$iot-prefix}--card--title {