diff --git a/packages/slate/src/interfaces/editor/transforms/node.ts b/packages/slate/src/interfaces/editor/transforms/node.ts
index c322e6957..55f97bb91 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/interfaces/editor/transforms/node.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/interfaces/editor/transforms/node.ts
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ export const NodeTransforms = {
       at?: Location
       match?: NodeMatch
       hanging?: boolean
+      select?: boolean
       voids?: boolean
     } = {}
   ) {
     Editor.withoutNormalizing(editor, () => {
       const { selection } = editor
       const { hanging = false, voids = false } = options
-      let { at, match } = options
-      let select = false
+      let { at, match, select } = options
 
       if (Node.isNode(nodes)) {
         nodes = [nodes]
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export const NodeTransforms = {
         select = true
       }
 
+      if (select == null) {
+        select = false
+      }
+
       if (Range.isRange(at)) {
         if (!hanging) {
           at = Editor.unhangRange(editor, at)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/transforms/insertNodes/select-true/block.js b/packages/slate/test/transforms/insertNodes/select-true/block.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4e0e490a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/transforms/insertNodes/select-true/block.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+
+import { Editor } from 'slate'
+import { jsx } from '../../..'
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <block>
+      <cursor />
+      one
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)
+
+export const run = editor => {
+  Editor.insertNodes(
+    editor,
+    <block>
+      <text />
+    </block>,
+    { at: [0], select: true }
+  )
+}
+
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <block>
+      <cursor />
+    </block>
+    <block>
+      one
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)