diff --git a/src/backend/agent.js b/src/backend/agent.js
index 185c1d34a1..4876921c78 100644
--- a/src/backend/agent.js
+++ b/src/backend/agent.js
@@ -28,10 +28,21 @@ export default class Agent extends EventEmitter {
     bridge.addListener('highlightElementInDOM', this.highlightElementInDOM);
     bridge.addListener('inspectElement', this.inspectElement);
     bridge.addListener('selectElement', this.selectElement);
+    bridge.addListener('startInspectingDOM', this.startInspectingDOM);
+    bridge.addListener('stopInspectingDOM', this.stopInspectingDOM);
     bridge.addListener('shutdown', this.shutdown);
+  }
 
-    // TODO Listen to bridge for things like selection.
-    // bridge.addListener('...'), this...);
+  getIDForNode(node: Object): number | null {
+    for (let rendererID in this._rendererInterfaces) {
+      // A renderer will throw if it can't find a fiber for the specified node.
+      try {
+        // $FlowFixMe
+        const renderer = this._rendererInterfaces[rendererID];
+        return renderer.getFiberIDFromNative(node, true);
+      } catch (e) {}
+    }
+    return null;
   }
 
   highlightElementInDOM = ({
@@ -98,6 +109,20 @@ export default class Agent extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit('shutdown');
   };
 
+  startInspectingDOM = () => {
+    window.addEventListener('click', this._onClick);
+    window.addEventListener('mousedown', this._onMouseDown);
+    window.addEventListener('mouseover', this._onMouseOver);
+  };
+
+  stopInspectingDOM = () => {
+    hideOverlay();
+
+    window.removeEventListener('click', this._onClick);
+    window.removeEventListener('mousedown', this._onMouseDown);
+    window.removeEventListener('mouseover', this._onMouseOver);
+  };
+
   onHookOperations = (operations: Uint32Array) => {
     debug('onHookOperations', operations);
 
@@ -107,4 +132,33 @@ export default class Agent extends EventEmitter {
     // this._bridge.send('operations', operations, [operations.buffer]);
     this._bridge.send('operations', operations);
   };
+
+  _onClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
+    this.stopInspectingDOM();
+    this._bridge.send('stopInspectingDOM');
+  };
+
+  _onMouseDown = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
+    const target = ((event.target: any): HTMLElement);
+    const id = this.getIDForNode(target);
+
+    if (id !== null) {
+      this._bridge.send('selectFiber', id);
+    }
+  };
+
+  _onMouseOver = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
+    const target = ((event.target: any): HTMLElement);
+
+    showOverlay(target, target.tagName.toLowerCase());
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/renderer.js b/src/backend/renderer.js
index 0fcb9e3a46..8114e2a898 100644
--- a/src/backend/renderer.js
+++ b/src/backend/renderer.js
@@ -826,11 +826,18 @@ export function attach(
       return null;
     }
   }
-  function getReactElementFromNative(hostInstance) {
-    const fiber = renderer.findFiberByHostInstance(hostInstance);
+  function getFiberIDFromNative(
+    hostInstance,
+    findNearestUnfilteredAncestor = false
+  ) {
+    let fiber = renderer.findFiberByHostInstance(hostInstance);
     if (fiber != null) {
-      const primaryFiber = getPrimaryFiber(((fiber: any): Fiber));
-      return primaryFiber;
+      if (findNearestUnfilteredAncestor) {
+        while (fiber !== null && shouldFilterFiber(fiber)) {
+          fiber = fiber.return;
+        }
+      }
+      return getFiberID(getPrimaryFiber(((fiber: any): Fiber)));
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -1150,8 +1157,8 @@ export function attach(
   }
 
   return {
+    getFiberIDFromNative,
     getNativeFromReactElement,
-    getReactElementFromNative,
     handleCommitFiberRoot,
     handleCommitFiberUnmount,
     inspectElement,
diff --git a/src/backend/types.js b/src/backend/types.js
index 64305c5952..f9dbbe0e49 100644
--- a/src/backend/types.js
+++ b/src/backend/types.js
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ export type ReactRenderer = {
 export type RendererInterface = {
   cleanup: () => void,
   getNativeFromReactElement?: ?(component: Fiber) => ?NativeType,
-  getReactElementFromNative?: ?(component: NativeType) => ?Fiber,
+  getFiberIDFromNative: (
+    component: NativeType,
+    findNearestUnfilteredAncestor?: boolean
+  ) => number | null,
   handleCommitFiberRoot: (fiber: Object) => void,
   handleCommitFiberUnmount: (fiber: Object) => void,
   inspectElement: (id: number) => InspectedElement | null,
diff --git a/src/devtools/store.js b/src/devtools/store.js
index d968e1d4a2..511812430d 100644
--- a/src/devtools/store.js
+++ b/src/devtools/store.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default class Store extends EventEmitter {
     const element = this._idToElement.get(id);
 
     if (element == null) {
-      console.warn(`No element found with id "${id}`);
+      console.warn(`No element found with id "${id}"`);
 
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/InspectHostNodesToggle.js b/src/devtools/views/InspectHostNodesToggle.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2546059cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devtools/views/InspectHostNodesToggle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React, { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { BridgeContext } from './context';
+import Toggle from './Toggle';
+import ButtonIcon from './ButtonIcon';
+
+export default function InspectHostNodesToggle() {
+  const [isInspecting, setIsInspecting] = useState(false);
+  const bridge = useContext(BridgeContext);
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    (isChecked: boolean) => {
+      setIsInspecting(isChecked);
+
+      if (isChecked) {
+        bridge.send('startInspectingDOM');
+      } else {
+        bridge.send('stopInspectingDOM');
+      }
+    },
+    [bridge]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onStopInspectingDOM = () => setIsInspecting(false);
+    bridge.addListener('stopInspectingDOM', onStopInspectingDOM);
+    return () =>
+      bridge.removeListener('stopInspectingDOM', onStopInspectingDOM);
+  }, [bridge]);
+
+  return (
+    <Toggle
+      onChange={handleChange}
+      isChecked={isInspecting}
+      title="Select an element in the page to inspect it"
+    >
+      <ButtonIcon type="search" />
+    </Toggle>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/Toggle.css b/src/devtools/views/Toggle.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2173f2f7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devtools/views/Toggle.css
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+.ToggleDisabled,
+.ToggleOn,
+.ToggleOff {
+  border-radius: 0.25rem;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.25rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.ToggleOff {
+  border: none;
+  background: var(--color-button-background);
+  color: var(--color-button);
+}
+.ToggleOff:hover {
+  background: var(--color-button-background-hover);
+  color: var(--color-button-hover);
+}
+
+.ToggleOn,
+.ToggleOn:active,
+.ToggleOn:focus {
+  background: var(--color-button-background-focus);
+  color: var(--color-button-focus);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.ToggleDisabled {
+  background: var(--color-button-background);
+  color: var(--color-button-disabled);
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.Input {
+  width: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  opacity: 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/Toggle.js b/src/devtools/views/Toggle.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43803f25bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devtools/views/Toggle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import styles from './Toggle.css';
+
+type Props = {
+  children: React$Node,
+  className?: string,
+  isChecked: boolean,
+  isDisabled?: boolean,
+  onChange: (isChecked: boolean) => void,
+};
+
+export default function Toggle({
+  children,
+  className = '',
+  isDisabled = false,
+  isChecked,
+  onChange,
+}: Props) {
+  let defaultClassName;
+  if (isDisabled) {
+    defaultClassName = styles.ToggleDisabled;
+  } else if (isChecked) {
+    defaultClassName = styles.ToggleOn;
+  } else {
+    defaultClassName = styles.ToggleOff;
+  }
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    ({ target }) => {
+      onChange(target.checked);
+    },
+    [onChange]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <label className={`${defaultClassName} ${className}`}>
+      <input
+        type="checkbox"
+        className={styles.Input}
+        checked={isChecked}
+        disabled={isDisabled}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+      />
+      {children}
+    </label>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/Tree.js b/src/devtools/views/Tree.js
index bb2bd0589d..1416d8ea81 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/Tree.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/Tree.js
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import AutoSizer from 'react-virtualized-auto-sizer';
 import { FixedSizeList } from 'react-window';
 import { TreeContext } from './TreeContext';
 import { SettingsContext } from './SettingsContext';
-import Button from './Button';
-import ButtonIcon from './ButtonIcon';
 import Element from './Element';
+import InspectHostNodesToggle from './InspectHostNodesToggle';
 import OwnersStack from './OwnersStack';
 import SearchInput from './SearchInput';
 
@@ -85,12 +84,7 @@ export default function Tree(props: Props) {
     <div className={styles.Tree}>
       <div className={styles.SearchInput}>
         {ownerStack.length > 0 ? <OwnersStack /> : <SearchInput />}
-        <Button
-          className={styles.IconButton}
-          title="Select an element in the page to inspect it"
-        >
-          <ButtonIcon type="search" />
-        </Button>
+        <InspectHostNodesToggle />
       </div>
       <div className={styles.AutoSizerWrapper}>
         <AutoSizer>
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js b/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js
index 4421af5779..9d743e5358 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import React, {
   useReducer,
 } from 'react';
 import { createRegExp } from './utils';
-import { StoreContext } from './context';
+import { BridgeContext, StoreContext } from './context';
 import Store from '../store';
 
 import type { Element } from 'src/devtools/types';
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ function reduceOwnersState(store: Store, state: State, action: Action): State {
 
 // TODO Remove TreeContextController wrapper element once global ConsearchText.write API exists.
 function TreeContextController({ children }: {| children: React$Node |}) {
+  const bridge = useContext(BridgeContext);
   const store = useContext(StoreContext);
+
   const initialRevision = useMemo(() => store.revision, [store]);
 
   // This reducer is created inline because it needs access to the Store.
@@ -596,6 +598,14 @@ function TreeContextController({ children }: {| children: React$Node |}) {
     [state]
   );
 
+  // Listen for host element selections.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleSelectFiber = (id: number) =>
+      dispatch({ type: 'SELECT_ELEMENT_BY_ID', payload: id });
+    bridge.addListener('selectFiber', handleSelectFiber);
+    return () => bridge.removeListener('selectFiber', handleSelectFiber);
+  }, [bridge, dispatch]);
+
   // Mutations to the underlying tree may impact this context (e.g. search results, selection state).
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleStoreMutated = ([
@@ -622,7 +632,7 @@ function TreeContextController({ children }: {| children: React$Node |}) {
     store.addListener('mutated', handleStoreMutated);
 
     return () => store.removeListener('mutated', handleStoreMutated);
-  }, [store]);
+  }, [dispatch, store]);
 
   return <TreeContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</TreeContext.Provider>;
 }