diff --git a/chatterino.pro b/chatterino.pro
index 02e098dd6..0c4dfa014 100644
--- a/chatterino.pro
+++ b/chatterino.pro
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ HEADERS  += \
     src/util/emotemap.hpp \
     src/singletons/helper/ircmessagehandler.hpp \
     src/util/serialize-custom.hpp \
-    src/messages/highlightphrase.hpp
+    src/messages/highlightphrase.hpp \
+    src/messages/selection.hpp
 
 
 PRECOMPILED_HEADER =
diff --git a/src/messages/selection.hpp b/src/messages/selection.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f49dbbbd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/messages/selection.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace chatterino {
+namespace messages {
+struct SelectionItem {
+    int messageIndex;
+    int charIndex;
+
+    SelectionItem()
+    {
+        messageIndex = charIndex = 0;
+    }
+
+    SelectionItem(int _messageIndex, int _charIndex)
+    {
+        this->messageIndex = _messageIndex;
+        this->charIndex = _charIndex;
+    }
+
+    bool isSmallerThan(const SelectionItem &other) const
+    {
+        return this->messageIndex < other.messageIndex ||
+               (this->messageIndex == other.messageIndex && this->charIndex < other.charIndex);
+    }
+
+    bool equals(const SelectionItem &other) const
+    {
+        return this->messageIndex == other.messageIndex && this->charIndex == other.charIndex;
+    }
+};
+
+struct Selection {
+    SelectionItem start;
+    SelectionItem end;
+    SelectionItem min;
+    SelectionItem max;
+
+    Selection()
+    {
+    }
+
+    Selection(const SelectionItem &start, const SelectionItem &end)
+        : start(start)
+        , end(end)
+        , min(start)
+        , max(end)
+    {
+        if (max.isSmallerThan(min)) {
+            std::swap(this->min, this->max);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool isEmpty() const
+    {
+        return this->start.equals(this->end);
+    }
+
+    bool isSingleMessage() const
+    {
+        return this->min.messageIndex == this->max.messageIndex;
+    }
+};
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/channelview.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/channelview.hpp
index 7910836e5..9e73f3c50 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/channelview.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/channelview.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "messages/lazyloadedimage.hpp"
 #include "messages/limitedqueuesnapshot.hpp"
 #include "messages/messageref.hpp"
+#include "messages/selection.hpp"
 #include "messages/word.hpp"
 #include "widgets/accountpopup.hpp"
 #include "widgets/basewidget.hpp"
@@ -22,65 +23,6 @@
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
 
-struct SelectionItem {
-    int messageIndex;
-    int charIndex;
-
-    SelectionItem()
-    {
-        messageIndex = charIndex = 0;
-    }
-
-    SelectionItem(int _messageIndex, int _charIndex)
-    {
-        this->messageIndex = _messageIndex;
-        this->charIndex = _charIndex;
-    }
-
-    bool isSmallerThan(const SelectionItem &other) const
-    {
-        return this->messageIndex < other.messageIndex ||
-               (this->messageIndex == other.messageIndex && this->charIndex < other.charIndex);
-    }
-
-    bool equals(const SelectionItem &other) const
-    {
-        return this->messageIndex == other.messageIndex && this->charIndex == other.charIndex;
-    }
-};
-
-struct Selection {
-    SelectionItem start;
-    SelectionItem end;
-    SelectionItem min;
-    SelectionItem max;
-
-    Selection()
-    {
-    }
-
-    Selection(const SelectionItem &start, const SelectionItem &end)
-        : start(start)
-        , end(end)
-        , min(start)
-        , max(end)
-    {
-        if (max.isSmallerThan(min)) {
-            std::swap(this->min, this->max);
-        }
-    }
-
-    bool isEmpty() const
-    {
-        return this->start.equals(this->end);
-    }
-
-    bool isSingleMessage() const
-    {
-        return this->min.messageIndex == this->max.messageIndex;
-    }
-};
-
 class ChannelView : public BaseWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -137,7 +79,7 @@ private:
     void updateMessageBuffer(messages::MessageRef *messageRef, QPixmap *buffer, int messageIndex);
     void drawMessageSelection(QPainter &painter, messages::MessageRef *messageRef, int messageIndex,
                               int bufferHeight);
-    void setSelection(const SelectionItem &start, const SelectionItem &end);
+    void setSelection(const messages::SelectionItem &start, const messages::SelectionItem &end);
 
     std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel;
 
@@ -158,7 +100,7 @@ private:
     bool isMouseDown = false;
     QPointF lastPressPosition;
 
-    Selection selection;
+    messages::Selection selection;
     bool selecting = false;
 
     messages::LimitedQueue<messages::SharedMessageRef> messages;