diff --git a/lib/models/selection.js b/lib/models/selection.js
index 5077e4d99..3117bc173 100644
--- a/lib/models/selection.js
+++ b/lib/models/selection.js
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@ import includes from 'lodash/includes'
 import memoize from '../utils/memoize'
 import { Record } from 'immutable'
 
-/**
- * Start-and-end convenience methods to auto-generate.
- */
-
-const START_END_METHODS = [
-  'collapseTo%'
-]
-
 /**
  * Start-end-and-edge convenience methods to auto-generate.
  */
@@ -398,6 +390,38 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Move the end point to the start point.
+   *
+   * @return {Selection} selection
+   */
+
+  collapseToStart() {
+    return this.merge({
+      anchorKey: this.startKey,
+      anchorOffset: this.startOffset,
+      focusKey: this.startKey,
+      focusOffset: this.startOffset,
+      isBackward: false
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Move the end point to the start point.
+   *
+   * @return {Selection} selection
+   */
+
+  collapseToEnd() {
+    return this.merge({
+      anchorKey: this.endKey,
+      anchorOffset: this.endOffset,
+      focusKey: this.endKey,
+      focusOffset: this.endOffset,
+      isBackward: false
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Move to the start of a `node`.
    *
@@ -435,6 +459,7 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
    *
    * @param {Node} start
    * @param {Node} end (optional)
+   * @param {Document} document
    * @return {Selection} selection
    */
 
@@ -444,7 +469,7 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
       anchorOffset: 0,
       focusKey: end.key,
       focusOffset: end.length,
-      isBackward: start == end ? false : null
+      isBackward: null,
     })
   }
 
@@ -485,11 +510,15 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
    */
 
   moveToOffsets(anchor, focus = anchor) {
-    return this.merge({
-      anchorOffset: anchor,
-      focusOffset: focus,
-      isBackward: null
-    })
+    const props = {}
+    props.anchorOffset = anchor
+    props.focusOffset = focus
+
+    if (this.anchorKey == this.focusKey) {
+      props.isBackward = anchor > focus
+    }
+
+    return this.merge(props)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -556,7 +585,7 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
  * Add start, end and edge convenience methods.
  */
 
-START_END_METHODS.concat(EDGE_METHODS).forEach((pattern) => {
+EDGE_METHODS.forEach((pattern) => {
   const [ p, s ] = pattern.split('%')
   const anchor = `${p}Anchor${s}`
   const edge = `${p}Edge${s}`
@@ -576,8 +605,6 @@ START_END_METHODS.concat(EDGE_METHODS).forEach((pattern) => {
       : this[focus](...args)
   }
 
-  if (!includes(EDGE_METHODS, pattern)) return
-
   Selection.prototype[edge] = function (...args) {
     return this[anchor](...args) || this[focus](...args)
   }
diff --git a/lib/models/transform.js b/lib/models/transform.js
index f63000d39..9917113d2 100644
--- a/lib/models/transform.js
+++ b/lib/models/transform.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class Transform {
     const { state } = properties
     this.state = state
     this.operations = []
+    this.transforms = []
   }
 
   /**
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ class Transform {
 
 Object.keys(Transforms).forEach((type) => {
   Transform.prototype[type] = function (...args) {
-    this.operations.push({ type, args })
+    this.transforms.push({ type, args })
     return Transforms[type](this, ...args)
   }
 })
diff --git a/lib/transforms/at-current-range.js b/lib/transforms/at-current-range.js
index 47aa7118c..9a36ea770 100644
--- a/lib/transforms/at-current-range.js
+++ b/lib/transforms/at-current-range.js
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ export function wrapInline(transform, properties) {
     })
   }
 
+  selection = selection.normalize(document)
   state = state.merge({ selection })
   transform.state = state
   return transform
diff --git a/lib/transforms/on-selection.js b/lib/transforms/on-selection.js
index e1d2d3d6d..0f5a2ff4f 100644
--- a/lib/transforms/on-selection.js
+++ b/lib/transforms/on-selection.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+import Normalize from '../utils/normalize'
 import Selection from '../models/selection'
 
 /**
@@ -9,61 +10,53 @@ import Selection from '../models/selection'
  */
 
 export function blur(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  selection = selection.blur()
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { selection } = state
+  const sel = selection.blur()
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
  * Move the focus point to the anchor point.
  *
+ * @param {Transform} transform
  * @return {Transform}
  */
 
 export function collapseToAnchor(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  selection = selection.collapseToAnchor()
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { selection } = state
+  const sel = selection.collapseToAnchor()
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
- * Move the anchor point to the focus point.
- *
+ * Move the anchor point to the
+ *  focus point.
+ * @param {Transform} transform
  * @return {Transform}
  */
 
 export function collapseToFocus(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  selection = selection.collapseToFocus()
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { selection } = state
+  const sel = selection.collapseToFocus()
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
  * Move to the end of a `node`.
  *
+ * @param {Transform} transform
+ * @param {Node} node
  * @return {Transform}
  */
 
-export function collapseToEndOf(transform, ...args) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  selection = selection.collapseToEndOf(...args)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+export function collapseToEndOf(transform, node) {
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { selection } = state
+  const sel = selection.collapseToEndOf(node)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -74,20 +67,15 @@ export function collapseToEndOf(transform, ...args) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToEndOfNextBlock(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
-  let block = blocks.last()
-  if (!block) return transform
-
-  let next = document.getNextBlock(block)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
+  const last = blocks.last()
+  const next = document.getNextBlock(last)
   if (!next) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToEndOf(next)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToEndOf(next)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,20 +86,15 @@ export function collapseToEndOfNextBlock(transform) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToEndOfNextText(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
-  let text = texts.last()
-  if (!text) return transform
-
-  let next = document.getNextText(text)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const next = document.getNextText(last)
   if (!next) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToEndOf(next)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToEndOf(next)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -122,20 +105,15 @@ export function collapseToEndOfNextText(transform) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToEndOfPreviousBlock(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
-  let block = blocks.first()
-  if (!block) return transform
-
-  let previous = document.getPreviousBlock(block)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
+  const first = blocks.first()
+  const previous = document.getPreviousBlock(first)
   if (!previous) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -146,36 +124,29 @@ export function collapseToEndOfPreviousBlock(transform) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToEndOfPreviousText(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
-  let text = texts.first()
-  if (!text) return transform
-
-  let previous = document.getPreviousText(text)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
+  const first = texts.first()
+  const previous = document.getPreviousText(first)
   if (!previous) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
- * Move to the start of a `node`.
- *
+ * Move to the start of a `node
+ * `.
+ * @param {Transform} transform
  * @return {Transform}
  */
 
 export function collapseToStartOf(transform, node) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  selection = selection.collapseToStartOf(node)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { selection } = state
+  const sel = selection.collapseToStartOf(node)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -186,20 +157,15 @@ export function collapseToStartOf(transform, node) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToStartOfNextBlock(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
-  let block = blocks.last()
-  if (!block) return transform
-
-  let next = document.getNextBlock(block)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
+  const last = blocks.last()
+  const next = document.getNextBlock(last)
   if (!next) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToStartOf(next)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToStartOf(next)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -210,20 +176,15 @@ export function collapseToStartOfNextBlock(transform) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToStartOfNextText(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
-  let text = texts.last()
-  if (!text) return transform
-
-  let next = document.getNextText(text)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const next = document.getNextText(last)
   if (!next) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToStartOf(next)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToStartOf(next)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -234,20 +195,15 @@ export function collapseToStartOfNextText(transform) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToStartOfPreviousBlock(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
-  let block = blocks.first()
-  if (!block) return transform
-
-  let previous = document.getPreviousBlock(block)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(selection)
+  const first = blocks.first()
+  const previous = document.getPreviousBlock(first)
   if (!previous) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToStartOf(previous)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToStartOf(previous)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -258,20 +214,15 @@ export function collapseToStartOfPreviousBlock(transform) {
  */
 
 export function collapseToStartOfPreviousText(transform) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  let { document, selection } = state
-  let texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
-  let text = texts.first()
-  if (!text) return transform
-
-  let previous = document.getPreviousText(text)
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTextsAtRange(selection)
+  const first = texts.first()
+  const previous = document.getPreviousText(first)
   if (!previous) return transform
 
-  selection = selection.collapseToStartOf(previous)
-  selection = selection.normalize(document)
-  state = state.merge({ selection })
-  transform.state = state
-  return transform
+  const sel = selection.collapseToStartOf(previous)
+  return transform.updateSelection(sel)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -345,6 +296,7 @@ export function extendToStartOf(transform, ...args) {
 /**
  * Focus the selection.
  *
+ * @param {Transform} transform
  * @return {Transform}
  */
 
@@ -462,3 +414,25 @@ export function moveToRangeOf(transform, ...args) {
   transform.state = state
   return transform
 }
+
+/**
+ * Update the selection with a new `selection`.
+ *
+ * @param {Transform} transform
+ * @param {Mixed} sel
+ * @return {Transform}
+ */
+
+export function updateSelection(transform, sel) {
+  sel = Normalize.selection(sel)
+
+  let { state } = transform
+  let { selection } = state
+  selection = selection.merge(sel)
+  state = state.merge({ selection })
+
+  transform.add(state, {
+    type: 'update-selection',
+    selection: sel
+  })
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/normalize.js b/lib/utils/normalize.js
index 5c324bb2a..d2acb07ed 100644
--- a/lib/utils/normalize.js
+++ b/lib/utils/normalize.js
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ import typeOf from 'type-of'
 
 function block(value) {
   if (value instanceof Block) return value
-  const type = typeOf(value)
 
-  switch (type) {
+  switch (typeOf(value)) {
     case 'string':
     case 'object': {
       return Block.create(nodeProperties(value))
@@ -38,9 +37,8 @@ function block(value) {
 
 function inline(value) {
   if (value instanceof Inline) return value
-  const type = typeOf(value)
 
-  switch (type) {
+  switch (typeOf(value)) {
     case 'string':
     case 'object': {
       return Inline.create(nodeProperties(value))
@@ -64,8 +62,7 @@ function key(value) {
   if (value instanceof Inline) return value.key
   if (value instanceof Text) return value.key
 
-  const type = typeOf(value)
-  if (type == 'string') return value
+  if (typeOf(value) == 'string') return value
 
   throw new Error(`Invalid \`key\` argument! It must be either a block, an inline, a text, or a string. You passed: "${value}".`)
 }
@@ -73,15 +70,14 @@ function key(value) {
 /**
  * Normalize a mark argument `value`.
  *
- * @param {Mark || String || Object} mark
+ * @param {Mark || String || Object} value
  * @return {Mark}
  */
 
 function mark(value) {
   if (value instanceof Mark) return value
-  const type = typeOf(value)
 
-  switch (type) {
+  switch (typeOf(value)) {
     case 'string':
     case 'object': {
       return Mark.create(markProperties(value))
@@ -101,9 +97,8 @@ function mark(value) {
 
 function markProperties(value = {}) {
   const ret = {}
-  const type = typeOf(value)
 
-  switch (type) {
+  switch (typeOf(value)) {
     case 'string': {
       ret.type = value
       break
@@ -135,9 +130,8 @@ function markProperties(value = {}) {
 
 function nodeProperties(value = {}) {
   const ret = {}
-  const type = typeOf(value)
 
-  switch (type) {
+  switch (typeOf(value)) {
     case 'string': {
       ret.type = value
       break
@@ -161,6 +155,26 @@ function nodeProperties(value = {}) {
   return ret
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalize a selection argument `value`.
+ *
+ * @param {Selection || Object} value
+ * @return {Selection}
+ */
+
+function selection(value) {
+  if (value instanceof Selection) return value
+
+  switch (typeOf(value)) {
+    case 'object': {
+      return Selection.create(value)
+    }
+    default: {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid \`selection\` argument! It must be a selection or an object. You passed: "${value}".`)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Export.
  *
@@ -174,5 +188,6 @@ export default {
   mark,
   markProperties,
   nodeProperties,
+  selection,
 }