diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
index 4290dc4fac..45fa13aef0 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol.interaction.Select');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
-goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.ConditionType');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
@@ -114,11 +113,9 @@ ol.interaction.Select.prototype.select =
     }
     var selectionLayer = this.selectionLayers[mapId].layers[layerId];
     if (!goog.isDef(selectionLayer)) {
-      goog.asserts.assertFunction(layer.getStyle,
-          'At least one of the layers has no "getStyle()" function.');
       selectionLayer = new ol.layer.Vector({
         source: new ol.source.Vector({parser: null}),
-        style: layer.getStyle()
+        style: goog.isFunction(layer.getStyle) ? layer.getStyle() : null
       });
       selectionLayer.setTemporary(true);
       map.addLayer(selectionLayer);
diff --git a/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js
index b5e079117e..c0acfa6161 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js
@@ -116,10 +116,20 @@ ol.style.Fill.prototype.setOpacity = function(opacity) {
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{fillColor: (string),
- *            fillOpacity: (number)}}
+ * @typedef {{color: (string),
+ *            opacity: (number)}}
  */
 ol.style.FillDefaults = {
   color: '#ffffff',
   opacity: 0.4
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {{color: (string),
+ *            opacity: (number)}}
+ */
+ol.style.FillDefaultsSelect = {
+  color: '#ffffff',
+  opacity: 0.7
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js
index f1f0b389aa..339bae811b 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js
@@ -158,12 +158,24 @@ ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setWidth = function(width) {
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{strokeColor: (string),
- *            strokeOpacity: (number),
- *            strokeWidth: (number)}}
+ * @typedef {{color: (string),
+ *            opacity: (number),
+ *            width: (number)}}
  */
 ol.style.StrokeDefaults = {
   color: '#696969',
   opacity: 0.75,
   width: 1.5
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {{color: (string),
+ *            opacity: (number),
+ *            width: (number)}}
+ */
+ol.style.StrokeDefaultsSelect = {
+  color: '#696969',
+  opacity: 0.9,
+  width: 2.0
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/style/style.js b/src/ol/style/style.js
index e098cc75cf..0a11949201 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/style.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/style.js
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ ol.style.Style.prototype.createLiterals = function(feature) {
  * @type {ol.style.Style}
  */
 ol.style.Style.defaults = new ol.style.Style({
+  rules: [
+    new ol.style.Rule({
+      filter: 'renderIntent("select")',
+      symbolizers: [
+        new ol.style.Shape({
+          fill: new ol.style.Fill(ol.style.FillDefaultsSelect),
+          stroke: new ol.style.Stroke(ol.style.StrokeDefaultsSelect)
+        }),
+        new ol.style.Fill(ol.style.FillDefaultsSelect),
+        new ol.style.Stroke(ol.style.StrokeDefaultsSelect)
+      ]
+    })
+  ],
   symbolizers: [
     new ol.style.Shape({
       fill: new ol.style.Fill(),