diff --git a/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html b/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
index be9e92da7..1a5a619c8 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
+++ b/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       tabindex="-1"
       type="button"
       ng-disabled="$select.disabled"
-      ng-click="$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex = $index;"
+      ng-click="$selectMultiple.selectMatch($index);"
       ng-class="{'btn-primary':$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex === $index, 'select-locked':$select.isLocked(this, $index)}"
       ui-select-sort="$select.selected">
         <span class="close ui-select-match-close" ng-hide="$select.disabled" ng-click="$selectMultiple.removeChoice($index)">&nbsp;&times;</span>
diff --git a/src/select2/match-multiple.tpl.html b/src/select2/match-multiple.tpl.html
index 8a9dd85b1..abe8a3e4a 100644
--- a/src/select2/match-multiple.tpl.html
+++ b/src/select2/match-multiple.tpl.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 -->
 <span class="ui-select-match">
   <li class="ui-select-match-item select2-search-choice" ng-repeat="$item in $select.selected track by $index"
+      ng-click="$selectMultiple.selectMatch($index);"
       ng-class="{'select2-search-choice-focus':$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex === $index, 'select2-locked':$select.isLocked(this, $index)}"
       ui-select-sort="$select.selected">
       <span uis-transclude-append></span>
diff --git a/src/selectize/match-multiple.tpl.html b/src/selectize/match-multiple.tpl.html
index 49d37b2d7..87373438f 100644
--- a/src/selectize/match-multiple.tpl.html
+++ b/src/selectize/match-multiple.tpl.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="ui-select-match" data-value
      ng-repeat="$item in $select.selected track by $index"
-     ng-click="$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex = $index;"
+     ng-click="$selectMultiple.selectMatch($index);"
      ng-class="{'active':$selectMultiple.activeMatchIndex === $index}"
      ui-select-sort="$select.selected">
   <span class="ui-select-match-item"
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
     <span uis-transclude-append></span>
     <span class="remove ui-select-match-close" ng-hide="$select.disabled" ng-click="$selectMultiple.removeChoice($index)">&times;</span>
   </span>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/src/uiSelectMatchDirective.js b/src/uiSelectMatchDirective.js
index ef9bdcf33..6d38b4b68 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectMatchDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectMatchDirective.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-uis.directive('uiSelectMatch', ['uiSelectConfig', function(uiSelectConfig) {
+uis.directive('uiSelectMatch', ['uiSelectConfig', '$parse', function(uiSelectConfig, $parse) {
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
     require: '^uiSelect',
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ uis.directive('uiSelectMatch', ['uiSelectConfig', function(uiSelectConfig) {
       var theme = getAttribute(parent, 'theme') || uiSelectConfig.theme;
       var multi = angular.isDefined(getAttribute(parent, 'multiple'));
 
-      return theme + (multi ? '/match-multiple.tpl.html' : '/match.tpl.html');      
+      return theme + (multi ? '/match-multiple.tpl.html' : '/match.tpl.html');
     },
     link: function(scope, element, attrs, $select) {
       $select.lockChoiceExpression = attrs.uiLockChoice;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ uis.directive('uiSelectMatch', ['uiSelectConfig', function(uiSelectConfig) {
 
       if($select.multiple){
         $select.sizeSearchInput();
+        $select.onMatchSelectCallback = $parse(attrs.onMatchSelect);
       }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/uiSelectMultipleDirective.js b/src/uiSelectMultipleDirective.js
index 06de4f134..6d35646f6 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectMultipleDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectMultipleDirective.js
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ uis.directive('uiSelectMultiple', ['uiSelectMinErr','$timeout', function(uiSelec
         return true;
       };
 
+      // Fire onMatchSelect when a match is selected from ui-select-matches list.
+      ctrl.selectMatch = function(index) {
+        ctrl.activeMatchIndex = index;
+        var locals = {},
+        selectedMatch = $select.selected[index];
+
+        locals[$select.parserResult.itemName] = selectedMatch;
+
+        if($select.onMatchSelectCallback) {
+          $select.onMatchSelectCallback($scope, {
+            $item: selectedMatch,
+            $model: $select.parserResult.modelMapper($scope, locals)
+          });
+        }
+      };
 
     }],
     controllerAs: '$selectMultiple',