diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js b/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js
index 6a8327ced22..84e3db4f6e3 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@ function dragBox(gd, plotinfo, x, y, w, h, ns, ew) {
             }
         }
 
+        gd.emit('plotly_doubleclick', {});
         Plotly.relayout(gd, attrs);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/select.js b/src/plots/cartesian/select.js
index 3754efce6a7..1db92c7e914 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/select.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/select.js
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ module.exports = function prepSelect(e, startX, startY, dragOptions, mode) {
                 searchInfo = searchTraces[i];
                 searchInfo.selectPoints(searchInfo, false);
             }
+
+            gd.emit('plotly_doubleclick', {});
         }
         else {
             dragOptions.gd.emit('plotly_selected', eventData);