Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/MapPaintVisitor.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/MapPaintVisitor.java	(revision 1401)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/MapPaintVisitor.java	(working copy)
@@ -1071,7 +1078,7 @@
         if (selected)
         {
             g.setColor (  selectedColor );
-            g.drawRect (p.x-w/2-2,p.y-w/2-2, w+4, h+4);
+            g.drawRect (p.x-w/2-2, p.y-h/2-2, w+4, h+4);
         }
     }