diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp
index a9e3dee7dd..2ad38e6080 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp
@@ -1389,6 +1389,11 @@ void HdVP2BasisCurves::_UpdateDrawItem(
 */
 HdDirtyBits HdVP2BasisCurves::_PropagateDirtyBits(HdDirtyBits bits) const
 {
+    // Visibility and selection result in highlight changes:
+    if ((bits & HdChangeTracker::DirtyVisibility) && (bits & DirtySelection)) {
+        bits |= DirtySelectionHighlight;
+    }
+
     // Propagate dirty bits to all draw items.
     for (const std::pair<TfToken, HdReprSharedPtr>& pair : _reprs) {
         const HdReprSharedPtr& repr = pair.second;
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp
index 3379042085..34d7515da7 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp
@@ -642,6 +642,11 @@ HdDirtyBits HdVP2Mesh::_PropagateDirtyBits(HdDirtyBits bits) const
         bits |= HdChangeTracker::DirtyExtent;
     }
 
+    // Visibility and selection result in highlight changes:
+    if ((bits & HdChangeTracker::DirtyVisibility) && (bits & DirtySelection)) {
+        bits |= DirtySelectionHighlight;
+    }
+
     // Propagate dirty bits to all draw items.
     for (const std::pair<TfToken, HdReprSharedPtr>& pair : _reprs) {
         const HdReprSharedPtr& repr = pair.second;