diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskFemConstraintTransform.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskFemConstraintTransform.cpp
index 6e7b299d2f..348e81c3f4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskFemConstraintTransform.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskFemConstraintTransform.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,15 @@ TaskFemConstraintTransform::TaskFemConstraintTransform(ViewProviderFemConstraint
     createDeleteAction(ui->lw_Rect);
     deleteAction->connect(deleteAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(onReferenceDeleted()));
 
+    // highlight seletcted list items in the model
     connect(ui->lw_Rect, SIGNAL(currentItemChanged(QListWidgetItem*,QListWidgetItem*)),
         this, SLOT(setSelection(QListWidgetItem*)));
     connect(ui->lw_Rect, SIGNAL(itemClicked(QListWidgetItem*)),
         this, SLOT(setSelection(QListWidgetItem*)));
+    connect(ui->lw_displobj_rect, SIGNAL(currentItemChanged(QListWidgetItem*, QListWidgetItem*)),
+        this, SLOT(setSelection(QListWidgetItem*)));
+    connect(ui->lw_displobj_rect, SIGNAL(itemClicked(QListWidgetItem*)),
+        this, SLOT(setSelection(QListWidgetItem*)));
 
     this->groupLayout()->addWidget(proxy);