diff --git a/src/doc.js b/src/doc.js
index f570f33..5b927c7 100644
--- a/src/doc.js
+++ b/src/doc.js
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ var prototype = node.derive({
             return;
         }
         this.selection.start = Math.max(0, ordinal);
-        this.selection.end = Math.max(
+        this.selection.end = Math.min(
             typeof ordinalEnd === 'number' ? ordinalEnd : this.selection.start,
             this.frame.length - 1
         );
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ var prototype = node.derive({
         */
         this.notifySelectionChanged(takeFocus);
     },
+    selectFrom: function( start, takeFocus ){
+        this.select( start, this.frame.length - 1, takeFocus );
+    },
     selectAll: function(){
         this.select( 0, this.frame.length - 1, true );
     },
diff --git a/test/doc.spec.js b/test/doc.spec.js
index 7690269..2d33b71 100644
--- a/test/doc.spec.js
+++ b/test/doc.spec.js
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ test('save function should return the selected content with default styles appli
     ]);
 });
 
-test('select function should take end of text if end index is not specified', () => {
-    document.select( 3 );
+test('select function should take end of text if second param is `end` ', () => {
+    document.selectFrom( 3 );
     expect( document.selectedRange().save()).toEqual([
         {
             text: 'here',
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ test('select function should take end of text if end index is not specified', ()
             script: 'normal',
         },
     ]);
+
 });
 
 
+