diff --git a/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp b/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp
index a2a15efe4e..0a96f849db 100644
--- a/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004-2015 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@gmail.com>
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2018 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2019 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -152,10 +152,21 @@ const EDA_RECT LIB_ALIAS::GetBoundingBox() const
     // a LIB_ALIAS does not really have a bounding box.
     // return a 0 size rect.
     EDA_RECT dummy;
+
     return dummy;
 };
 
 
+const BOX2I LIB_ALIAS::ViewBBox() const
+{
+    // LIB_ALIAS may be displayed in preview windows, so ensure that it is always
+    // selected for drawing.
+    BOX2I bbox;
+    bbox.SetMaximum();
+    return bbox;
+}
+
+
 wxString LIB_ALIAS::GetSearchText()
 {
     // Matches are scored by offset from front of string, so inclusion of this spacer
diff --git a/eeschema/class_libentry.h b/eeschema/class_libentry.h
index 60df422b93..dcca4e029b 100644
--- a/eeschema/class_libentry.h
+++ b/eeschema/class_libentry.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004-2015 Jean-Pierre Charras, jp.charras at wanadoo.fr
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@gmail.com>
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2018 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2019 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ public:
     // to avoid useless messages in debug mode
     const EDA_RECT GetBoundingBox() const override;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a default bounding box for the alias.  This will be set to the full
+     * bounding size, ensuring that the alias is always drawn when it is used on screen.
+     *
+     * N.B. This is acceptable only because there is typically only a single LIB_ALIAS
+     * element being drawn (e.g. in the symbol browser)
+     * @return a maximum size view bounding box
+     */
+    virtual const BOX2I ViewBBox() const override;
+
     /**
      * Get the shared LIB_PART.
      *