diff --git a/src/models/edge.ts b/src/models/edge.ts
index a028775..4b36145 100644
--- a/src/models/edge.ts
+++ b/src/models/edge.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { INodeBase, INode } from './node';
-import { GraphObjectState } from './state';
+import { GraphObjectState, IGraphObjectStateOptions, IGraphObjectStateParameters } from './state';
 import { Color, IPosition, ICircle, getDistanceToLine } from '../common';
-import { isArrayOfNumbers, isFunction } from '../utils/type.utils';
+import { isArrayOfNumbers, isFunction, isNumber, isPlainObject } from '../utils/type.utils';
 import { IObserver, ISubject, Subject } from '../utils/observer.utils';
 import { patchProperties } from '../utils/object.utils';
 
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ export interface IEdge<N extends INodeBase, E extends IEdgeBase> extends ISubjec
   patchStyle(style: IEdgeStyle): void;
   patchStyle(callback: (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => IEdgeStyle): void;
   setState(state: number): void;
+  setState(state: IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
   setState(callback: (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => number): void;
+  setState(callback: (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
 }
 
 export interface IEdgeSettings {
@@ -400,15 +402,52 @@ abstract class Edge<N extends INodeBase, E extends IEdgeBase> extends Subject im
   }
 
   setState(state: number): void;
+  setState(state: IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
   setState(callback: (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => number): void;
-  setState(arg: number | ((edge: IEdge<N, E>) => number)): void {
+  setState(callback: (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
+  setState(
+    arg:
+      | number
+      | IGraphObjectStateParameters
+      | ((edge: IEdge<N, E>) => number)
+      | ((edge: IEdge<N, E>) => IGraphObjectStateParameters),
+  ): void {
+    let result: number | IGraphObjectStateParameters;
+
     if (isFunction(arg)) {
-      this._state = (arg as (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => number)(this);
+      result = (arg as (edge: IEdge<N, E>) => number | IGraphObjectStateParameters)(this);
     } else {
-      this._state = arg as number;
+      result = arg;
+    }
+
+    if (isNumber(result)) {
+      this._state = result;
+    } else if (isPlainObject(result)) {
+      const options = result.options;
+
+      this._state = this._handleState(result.state, options);
+
+      if (options) {
+        this.notifyListeners({
+          id: this.id,
+          type: 'edge',
+          options: options,
+        });
+
+        return;
+      }
     }
+
     this.notifyListeners();
   }
+
+  private _handleState(state: number, options?: Partial<IGraphObjectStateOptions>): number {
+    if (options?.isToggle && this._state === state) {
+      return GraphObjectState.NONE;
+    } else {
+      return state;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 const getEdgeType = <N extends INodeBase, E extends IEdgeBase>(data: IEdgeData<N, E>): EdgeType => {
diff --git a/src/models/graph.ts b/src/models/graph.ts
index 4eafc30..076971a 100644
--- a/src/models/graph.ts
+++ b/src/models/graph.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,28 @@ export class Graph<N extends INodeBase, E extends IEdgeBase> extends Subject imp
   // Arrow function is used because they inherit the context from the enclosing scope
   // which is important for the callback to notify listeners as expected
   private _update: IObserver = (data?: IObserverDataPayload): void => {
+    if (data && 'type' in data && 'options' in data && 'isSingle' in data.options) {
+      if (data.type === 'node' && data.options.isSingle) {
+        const nodes = this._nodes.getAll();
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+          if (nodes[i].id !== data.id) {
+            nodes[i].clearState();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (data.type === 'edge' && data.options.isSingle) {
+        const edges = this._edges.getAll();
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < edges.length; i++) {
+          if (edges[i].id !== data.id) {
+            edges[i].clearState();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     this.notifyListeners(data);
   };
 
diff --git a/src/models/node.ts b/src/models/node.ts
index 1b48741..78afeaa 100644
--- a/src/models/node.ts
+++ b/src/models/node.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { IEdge, IEdgeBase } from './edge';
 import { Color, IPosition, IRectangle, isPointInRectangle } from '../common';
 import { ImageHandler } from '../services/images';
-import { GraphObjectState } from './state';
+import { GraphObjectState, IGraphObjectStateOptions, IGraphObjectStateParameters } from './state';
 import { IObserver, ISubject, Subject } from '../utils/observer.utils';
 import { patchProperties } from '../utils/object.utils';
-import { isFunction } from '../utils/type.utils';
+import { isFunction, isNumber, isPlainObject } from '../utils/type.utils';
 
 /**
  * Node baseline object with required fields
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ export interface INode<N extends INodeBase, E extends IEdgeBase> extends ISubjec
   patchStyle(style: INodeStyle): void;
   patchStyle(callback: (node: INode<N, E>) => INodeStyle): void;
   setState(state: number): void;
+  setState(state: IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
   setState(callback: (node: INode<N, E>) => number): void;
+  setState(callback: (node: INode<N, E>) => IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
 }
 
 // TODO: Dirty solution: Find another way to listen for global images, maybe through
@@ -504,17 +506,54 @@ export class Node<N extends INodeBase, E extends IEdgeBase> extends Subject impl
   }
 
   setState(state: number): void;
+  setState(state: IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
   setState(callback: (node: INode<N, E>) => number): void;
-  setState(arg: number | ((node: INode<N, E>) => number)): void {
+  setState(callback: (node: INode<N, E>) => IGraphObjectStateParameters): void;
+  setState(
+    arg:
+      | number
+      | IGraphObjectStateParameters
+      | ((node: INode<N, E>) => number)
+      | ((node: INode<N, E>) => IGraphObjectStateParameters),
+  ): void {
+    let result: number | IGraphObjectStateParameters;
+
     if (isFunction(arg)) {
-      this._state = (arg as (node: INode<N, E>) => number)(this);
+      result = (arg as (node: INode<N, E>) => number | IGraphObjectStateParameters)(this);
     } else {
-      this._state = arg as number;
+      result = arg;
+    }
+
+    if (isNumber(result)) {
+      this._state = result;
+    } else if (isPlainObject(result)) {
+      const options = result.options;
+
+      this._state = this._handleState(result.state, options);
+
+      if (options) {
+        this.notifyListeners({
+          id: this.id,
+          type: 'node',
+          options: options,
+        });
+
+        return;
+      }
     }
+
     this.notifyListeners();
   }
 
   protected _isPointInBoundingBox(point: IPosition): boolean {
     return isPointInRectangle(this.getBoundingBox(), point);
   }
+
+  private _handleState(state: number, options?: Partial<IGraphObjectStateOptions>): number {
+    if (options?.isToggle && this._state === state) {
+      return GraphObjectState.NONE;
+    } else {
+      return state;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/models/state.ts b/src/models/state.ts
index a2f6a38..6a06839 100644
--- a/src/models/state.ts
+++ b/src/models/state.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
+import { GraphObject } from '../utils/observer.utils';
+
 // Enum is dismissed so user can define custom additional events (numbers)
 export const GraphObjectState = {
   NONE: 0,
   SELECTED: 1,
   HOVERED: 2,
 };
+
+export interface IGraphObjectStateOptions {
+  isToggle: boolean;
+  isSingle: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface IGraphObjectStateParameters {
+  state: number;
+  options?: Partial<IGraphObjectStateOptions>;
+}
+
+export interface ISetStateDataPayload {
+  id: any;
+  type: GraphObject;
+  options: Partial<IGraphObjectStateOptions>;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/observer.utils.ts b/src/utils/observer.utils.ts
index e1d32ac..4b9ce60 100644
--- a/src/utils/observer.utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/observer.utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { INodeCoordinates, INodePosition } from '../models/node';
+import { ISetStateDataPayload } from '../models/state';
 
-export type IObserverDataPayload = INodePosition | INodeCoordinates;
+export type GraphObject = 'node' | 'edge';
+
+export type IObserverDataPayload = INodePosition | INodeCoordinates | ISetStateDataPayload;
 
 // Using callbacks here to ensure that the Observer update is abstracted from the user
 export type IObserver = (data?: IObserverDataPayload) => void;