diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/select.js b/src/plots/cartesian/select.js
index 70952c023dc..98afbcd5e84 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/select.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/select.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = function prepSelect(e, startX, startY, dragOptions, mode) {
     for(i = 0; i < gd.calcdata.length; i++) {
         cd = gd.calcdata[i];
         trace = cd[0].trace;
-        if(!trace._module || !trace._module.selectPoints) continue;
+        if(trace.visible !== true || !trace._module || !trace._module.selectPoints) continue;
 
         if(dragOptions.subplot) {
             if(
diff --git a/src/traces/bar/select.js b/src/traces/bar/select.js
index 309016c72be..37f434138dc 100644
--- a/src/traces/bar/select.js
+++ b/src/traces/bar/select.js
@@ -13,12 +13,9 @@ var DESELECTDIM = require('../../constants/interactions').DESELECTDIM;
 module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
     var cd = searchInfo.cd;
     var selection = [];
-    var trace = cd[0].trace;
     var node3 = cd[0].node3;
     var i;
 
-    if(trace.visible !== true) return [];
-
     if(polygon === false) {
         // clear selection
         for(i = 0; i < cd.length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/traces/scatter/select.js b/src/traces/scatter/select.js
index a529a4c21e6..96cd76fe2d8 100644
--- a/src/traces/scatter/select.js
+++ b/src/traces/scatter/select.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
 
     // TODO: include lines? that would require per-segment line properties
     var hasOnlyLines = (!subtypes.hasMarkers(trace) && !subtypes.hasText(trace));
-    if(trace.visible !== true || hasOnlyLines) return [];
+    if(hasOnlyLines) return [];
 
     var opacity = Array.isArray(marker.opacity) ? 1 : marker.opacity;
 
diff --git a/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js b/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js
index 8cdfc187ef7..aeacd646423 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
     var di, lonlat, x, y, i;
 
     var hasOnlyLines = (!subtypes.hasMarkers(trace) && !subtypes.hasText(trace));
-    if(trace.visible !== true || hasOnlyLines) return [];
+    if(hasOnlyLines) return [];
 
     var marker = trace.marker;
     var opacity = Array.isArray(marker.opacity) ? 1 : marker.opacity;
diff --git a/src/traces/scattergl/select.js b/src/traces/scattergl/select.js
index e4187fb9eda..498a99ba287 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergl/select.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergl/select.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
     var scene = glTrace.scene;
 
     var hasOnlyLines = (!subtypes.hasMarkers(trace) && !subtypes.hasText(trace));
-    if(trace.visible !== true || hasOnlyLines) return [];
+    if(hasOnlyLines) return [];
 
     // filter out points by visible scatter ones
     if(polygon === false) {
diff --git a/src/traces/scattermapbox/select.js b/src/traces/scattermapbox/select.js
index 7e464ae17fd..35eaf523e9a 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattermapbox/select.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattermapbox/select.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
     // to not insert data-driven 'circle-opacity' when we don't need to
     trace._hasDimmedPts = false;
 
-    if(trace.visible !== true || !subtypes.hasMarkers(trace)) return [];
+    if(!subtypes.hasMarkers(trace)) return [];
 
     if(polygon === false) {
         for(i = 0; i < cd.length; i++) {
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
index 00301826243..6affd0b3741 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
@@ -687,6 +687,12 @@ describe('Test select box and lasso per trace:', function() {
         fig.layout.dragmode = 'select';
         fig.layout.geo.scope = 'europe';
 
+        // add a trace with no locations which will then make trace invisible, lacking DOM elements
+        fig.data.push(Lib.extendDeep({}, fig.data[0]));
+        fig.data[1].text = [];
+        fig.data[1].locations = [];
+        fig.data[1].z = [];
+
         Plotly.plot(gd, fig)
         .then(function() {
             return _run(