Index: Core/Plugins/src/Core.Plugins.Map/Legend/MapLegendView.cs
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diff -u -ra8bfedc443289dd37ebd3c2304d4c4add4ef7d58 -r5ce4ce33303962b5b3966b37c040d3c613fae1d4
--- Core/Plugins/src/Core.Plugins.Map/Legend/MapLegendView.cs	(.../MapLegendView.cs)	(revision a8bfedc443289dd37ebd3c2304d4c4add4ef7d58)
+++ Core/Plugins/src/Core.Plugins.Map/Legend/MapLegendView.cs	(.../MapLegendView.cs)	(revision 5ce4ce33303962b5b3966b37c040d3c613fae1d4)
@@ -44,13 +44,15 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// The view which shows the data that is added to a <see cref="MapControl"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed partial class MapLegendView : UserControl, IView
+    public sealed partial class MapLegendView : UserControl, ISelectionProvider
     {
         private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(MapLegendView));
 
         private readonly IContextMenuBuilderProvider contextMenuBuilderProvider;
         private readonly IWin32Window parentWindow;
 
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> SelectionChanged;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="MapLegendView"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@
             Text = MapResources.General_Map;
 
             RegisterTreeNodeInfos();
+
+            treeViewControl.SelectedDataChanged += TreeViewControlSelectedDataChanged;
         }
 
         public object Data
@@ -88,6 +92,22 @@
             }
         }
 
+        public object Selection
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return treeViewControl.SelectedData;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void TreeViewControlSelectedDataChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (SelectionChanged != null)
+            {
+                SelectionChanged(this, new EventArgs());
+            }
+        }
+
         private void RegisterTreeNodeInfos()
         {
             treeViewControl.RegisterTreeNodeInfo(new TreeNodeInfo<MapPointData>
@@ -200,7 +220,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        private void CheckDataFormat(string filePath, string title, MapDataCollection mapDataCollection)
+        private static void CheckDataFormat(string filePath, string title, MapDataCollection mapDataCollection)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -271,7 +291,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        private FeatureBasedMapData GetShapeFileData(ShapeFileReaderBase reader, string title)
+        private static FeatureBasedMapData GetShapeFileData(ShapeFileReaderBase reader, string title)
         {
             return reader.ReadShapeFile(title);
         }
Index: Core/Plugins/test/Core.Plugins.Map.Test/Legend/MapLegendViewTest.cs
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diff -u -rce31448a066c084f755439f3e7d453bfb042b291 -r5ce4ce33303962b5b3966b37c040d3c613fae1d4
--- Core/Plugins/test/Core.Plugins.Map.Test/Legend/MapLegendViewTest.cs	(.../MapLegendViewTest.cs)	(revision ce31448a066c084f755439f3e7d453bfb042b291)
+++ Core/Plugins/test/Core.Plugins.Map.Test/Legend/MapLegendViewTest.cs	(.../MapLegendViewTest.cs)	(revision 5ce4ce33303962b5b3966b37c040d3c613fae1d4)
@@ -205,6 +205,66 @@
             }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        [RequiresSTA]
+        public void Selection_Always_ReturnsSelectedNodeData()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var mapData = new MapLineData("line data");
+            var mapDataCollection = new MapDataCollection("collection");
+
+            mapDataCollection.Add(mapData);
+
+            using (var view = new MapLegendView(contextMenuBuilderProvider, parentWindow)
+            {
+                Data = mapDataCollection
+            })
+            {
+                var treeViewControl = TypeUtils.GetField<TreeViewControl>(view, "treeViewControl");
+
+                WindowsFormsTestHelper.Show(treeViewControl);
+                treeViewControl.TrySelectNodeForData(mapData);
+
+                // Call
+                var selection = view.Selection;
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.AreSame(mapData, selection);
+            }
+            WindowsFormsTestHelper.CloseAll();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [RequiresSTA]
+        public void TreeViewSelectedNodeChanged_Always_SelectionChangedFired()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var mapData = new MapLineData("line data");
+            var mapDataCollection = new MapDataCollection("collection");
+
+            mapDataCollection.Add(mapData);
+
+            using (var view = new MapLegendView(contextMenuBuilderProvider, parentWindow)
+            {
+                Data = mapDataCollection
+            })
+            {
+                var treeViewControl = TypeUtils.GetField<TreeViewControl>(view, "treeViewControl");
+
+                WindowsFormsTestHelper.Show(treeViewControl);
+
+                var selectionChangedCount = 0;
+                view.SelectionChanged += (sender, args) => selectionChangedCount++;
+
+                // Call
+                treeViewControl.TrySelectNodeForData(mapData);
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, selectionChangedCount);
+            }
+            WindowsFormsTestHelper.CloseAll();
+        }
+
         private static MapFeature[] CreateFeatures()
         {
             return new[]