diff --git a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
index fdd84974..2b843cb1 100644
--- a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
                  DoubleTapped="OnMapDoubleTapped">
 
             <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Pushpins}"
+                                 SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPushpin}"
+                                 SelectionMode="Multiple"
                                  DoubleTapped="OnMapItemsControlDoubleTapped">
                 <map:MapItemsControl.Styles>
                     <Style Selector="map|MapItem">
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
                             </ControlTemplate>
                         </Setter>
                     </Style>
-                    <Style Selector="map|MapItem[IsSelected=True]">
+                    <Style Selector="map|MapItem:selected">
                         <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="OrangeRed"/>
                     </Style>
                 </map:MapItemsControl.Styles>
diff --git a/SampleApps/Shared/MapViewModel.cs b/SampleApps/Shared/MapViewModel.cs
index 9ff00ab3..14403a0a 100644
--- a/SampleApps/Shared/MapViewModel.cs
+++ b/SampleApps/Shared/MapViewModel.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 using MapControl;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace SampleApplication
 {
     public class PointItem
     {
         public string Name { get; set; }
-
         public Location Location { get; set; }
     }
 
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ namespace SampleApplication
         public List<PointItem> Pushpins { get; } = new List<PointItem>();
         public List<PolylineItem> Polylines { get; } = new List<PolylineItem>();
 
+        private PointItem selectedPushpin;
+
+        public PointItem SelectedPushpin
+        {
+            get => selectedPushpin;
+            set
+            {
+                selectedPushpin = value;
+                Debug.WriteLine(selectedPushpin?.Name);
+            }
+        }
+
         public MapViewModel()
         {
             Points.Add(new PointItem
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ namespace SampleApplication
             Pushpins.Add(new PointItem
             {
                 Name = "WHV - Eckwarderhörne",
-                Location = new Location(53.5495, 8.1877)
+                Location = new Location(53.5495, 8.1877),
             });
 
             Pushpins.Add(new PointItem
@@ -83,6 +95,8 @@ namespace SampleApplication
                 Location = new Location(53.5207, 8.2323)
             });
 
+            SelectedPushpin = Pushpins[0];
+
             Polylines.Add(new PolylineItem
             {
                 Locations = LocationCollection.Parse("53.5140,8.1451 53.5123,8.1506 53.5156,8.1623 53.5276,8.1757 53.5491,8.1852 53.5495,8.1877 53.5426,8.1993 53.5184,8.2219 53.5182,8.2386 53.5195,8.2387")
diff --git a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
index 731e898f..6f60f29d 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
                                 </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
 
                                 <map:Pushpin x:Name="pushpin" Content="{Binding Name}"
+                                             Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
                                              HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}"/>
                             </Grid>
                         </ControlTemplate>
@@ -162,16 +163,18 @@
                              Stroke="{Binding Foreground, ElementName=map}"
                              StrokeThickness="2" StrokeDashArray="1,1"/>
 
-            <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Polylines}"
-                                 ItemTemplate="{StaticResource PolylineItemTemplate}"/>
+            <map:MapItemsControl ItemTemplate="{StaticResource PolylineItemTemplate}"
+                                 ItemsSource="{Binding Polylines}"/>
 
-            <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Points}"
-                                 ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PointItemStyle}"
-                                 LocationMemberPath="Location"
-                                 SelectionMode="Multiple"/>
+            <map:MapItemsControl ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PointItemStyle}"
+                                 ItemsSource="{Binding Points}"
+                                 SelectionMode="Multiple"
+                                 LocationMemberPath="Location"/>
 
-            <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Pushpins}"
-                                 ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PushpinItemStyle}"
+            <map:MapItemsControl ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PushpinItemStyle}"
+                                 ItemsSource="{Binding Pushpins}"
+                                 SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPushpin, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                                 SelectionMode="Multiple"
                                  LocationMemberPath="Location"/>
 
             <map:MapPath Location="53.5,8.2" Stroke="Blue" StrokeThickness="3" Fill="#1F007F00">
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
index 7dda7920..54d5f57a 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -130,12 +130,14 @@
 
             <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Polylines}"/>
 
-            <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Points}"
-                                 ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PointItemStyle}"
+            <map:MapItemsControl ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PointItemStyle}"
+                                 ItemsSource="{Binding Points}"
                                  SelectionMode="Multiple"/>
 
-            <map:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Pushpins}"
-                                 ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PushpinItemStyle}"/>
+            <map:MapItemsControl ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PushpinItemStyle}"
+                                 ItemsSource="{Binding Pushpins}"
+                                 SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPushpin}"
+                                 SelectionMode="Multiple"/>
 
             <map:Pushpin AutoCollapse="True" Location="65,-18" Content="Iceland"/>
             <map:Pushpin AutoCollapse="True" Location="71,25" Content="Norway"/>