diff --git a/src/reducers/controls.js b/src/reducers/controls.js
index 1d06bfb0..0aebfc48 100644
--- a/src/reducers/controls.js
+++ b/src/reducers/controls.js
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 const Controls = (state = {
   color: null,
+  continuousSelection: null,
 }, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
   case "color changed":
     return Object.assign({}, state, {
       color: action.data,
     });
+  case "continuous selection using parallel coords brushing": {
+    return Object.assign({}, state, {
+      continuousSelection: action.data,
+    });
+  }
   default:
     return state;
   }