diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
index 1e308274de..f7faeede26 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/browse.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div content="jquery-wrapper" class="abs holder-all browse-mode">
     <mct-include key="'topbar-browse'"></mct-include>
-    <div class="holder browse-area outline abs" ng-controller="BrowseController as browse">
+    <div class="holder browse-area outline abs" ng-controller="BrowseController">
         <div class='split-layout vertical contents abs'>
             <div class='split-pane-component treeview pane' style="width: 200px;">
                 <mct-representation key="'create-button'" mct-object="navigatedObject">
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 <div class='holder tree-holder abs'>
                     <mct-representation key="'tree'"
                                         mct-object="domainObject"
-                                        parameters="{callback: browse.setNavigation}">
+                                        ng-model="treeModel">
                     </mct-representation>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
index d96089d1d8..0d0e07781c 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BrowseController.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ define(
             // that is currently navigated-to.
             function setNavigation(domainObject) {
                 $scope.navigatedObject = domainObject;
+                $scope.treeModel.selectedObject = domainObject;
             }
 
             // Load the root object, put it in the scope.
@@ -48,30 +49,22 @@ define(
                 }
             });
 
+            // Provide a model for the tree to modify
+            $scope.treeModel = {
+                selectedObject: navigationService.getNavigation()
+            };
+
             // Listen for changes in navigation state.
             navigationService.addListener(setNavigation);
 
+            // Also listen for changes which come from the tree
+            $scope.$watch("treeModel.selectedObject", setNavigation);
+
             // Clean up when the scope is destroyed
             $scope.$on("$destroy", function () {
                 navigationService.removeListener(setNavigation);
             });
 
-            return {
-                /**
-                 * Navigate to a specific domain object.
-                 *
-                 * This is exposed so that the browse tree has a callback
-                 * to invoke when the user clicks on a new object to navigate
-                 * to it.
-                 *
-                 * @method
-                 * @memberof BrowseController
-                 * @param {DomainObject} domainObject the object to navigate to
-                 */
-                setNavigation: function (domainObject) {
-                    navigationService.setNavigation(domainObject);
-                }
-            };
         }
 
         return BrowseController;
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree-node.html b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree-node.html
index bde748408f..27416597e4 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree-node.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree-node.html
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
             </span>
             <mct-representation key="'label'"
                                 mct-object="domainObject"
-                                parameters="parameters"
-                                ng-click="parameters.callback(domainObject)"
-                                ng-class="{selected: treeNode.isNavigated()}">
+                                ng-model="ngModel"
+                                ng-click="ngModel.selectedObject = domainObject"
+                                ng-class="{selected: treeNode.isSelected()}">
             </mct-representation>
         </span>
         <span class="tree-item-subtree"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               ng-if="model.composition !== undefined">
 
             <mct-representation key="'tree'"
-                                parameters="parameters"
+                                ng-model="ngModel"
                                 mct-object="treeNode.hasBeenExpanded() && domainObject">
             </mct-representation>
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree.html b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree.html
index 16ffb7d936..46a3259634 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <ul class="tree">
     <li ng-repeat="child in composition">
-        <mct-representation key="'tree-node'" mct-object="child" parameters="parameters">
+        <mct-representation key="'tree-node'"
+                            mct-object="child"
+                            ng-model="ngModel">
         </mct-representation>
     </li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/TreeNodeController.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/TreeNodeController.js
index 9310b212c1..18697748e8 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/TreeNodeController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/TreeNodeController.js
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ define(
          * expand-to-show-navigated-object behavior.)
          * @constructor
          */
-        function TreeNodeController($scope, navigationService) {
-            var navigatedObject = navigationService.getNavigation(),
-                isNavigated = false,
+        function TreeNodeController($scope) {
+            var selectedObject = ($scope.ngModel || {}).selectedObject,
+                isSelected = false,
                 hasBeenExpanded = false;
 
             // Look up the id for a domain object. A convenience
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ define(
             // Check if the navigated object is in the subtree of this
             // node's domain object, by comparing the paths reported
             // by their context capability.
-            function isOnNavigationPath(nodeObject, navObject) {
+            function isOnSelectionPath(nodeObject, navObject) {
                 var nodeContext = nodeObject &&
                             nodeObject.getCapability('context'),
                     navContext = navObject &&
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ define(
 
             // Consider the currently-navigated object and update
             // parameters which support display.
-            function checkNavigation() {
+            function checkSelection() {
                 var nodeObject = $scope.domainObject;
 
                 // Check if we are the navigated object. Check the parent
                 // as well to make sure we are the same instance of the
                 // navigated object.
-                isNavigated =
-                    idsEqual(nodeObject, navigatedObject) &&
-                            idsEqual(parentOf(nodeObject), parentOf(navigatedObject));
+                isSelected =
+                    idsEqual(nodeObject, selectedObject) &&
+                            idsEqual(parentOf(nodeObject), parentOf(selectedObject));
 
                 // Expand if necessary (if the navigated object will
                 // be in this node's subtree)
-                if (isOnNavigationPath(nodeObject, navigatedObject) &&
+                if (isOnSelectionPath(nodeObject, selectedObject) &&
                         $scope.toggle !== undefined) {
                     $scope.toggle.setState(true);
                     hasBeenExpanded = true;
@@ -113,17 +113,14 @@ define(
 
             // Callback for the navigation service; track the currently
             // navigated object and update display parameters as needed.
-            function setNavigation(object) {
-                navigatedObject = object;
-                checkNavigation();
+            function setSelection(object) {
+                selectedObject = object;
+                checkSelection();
             }
 
             // Listen for changes which will effect display parameters
-            navigationService.addListener(setNavigation);
-            $scope.$on("$destroy", function () {
-                navigationService.removeListener(setNavigation);
-            });
-            $scope.$watch("domainObject", checkNavigation);
+            $scope.$watch("ngModel.selectedObject", setSelection);
+            $scope.$watch("domainObject", checkSelection);
 
             return {
                 /**
@@ -143,11 +140,13 @@ define(
                 },
                 /**
                  * Check whether or not the domain object represented by
-                 * this tree node is currently the navigated object.
-                 * @returns true if this is the navigated object
+                 * this tree node should be highlighted.
+                 * An object will be highlighted if it matches
+                 * ngModel.selectedObject
+                 * @returns true if this should be highlighted
                  */
-                isNavigated: function () {
-                    return isNavigated;
+                isSelected: function () {
+                    return isSelected;
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
index f266535a35..db3ca467cf 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
@@ -141,7 +141,12 @@ define(
 
                 // Two-way bind key and parameters, get the represented domain
                 // object as "mct-object"
-                scope: { key: "=", domainObject: "=mctObject", parameters: "=" }
+                scope: {
+                    key: "=",
+                    domainObject: "=mctObject",
+                    ngModel: "=",
+                    parameters: "="
+                }
             };
         }