diff --git a/src/traces/scattergeo/defaults.js b/src/traces/scattergeo/defaults.js
index 5e09810f39f..4d8380d48af 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergeo/defaults.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergeo/defaults.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ module.exports = function supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout
     if(traceOut.fill !== 'none') {
         handleFillColorDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, coerce);
     }
+
+    Lib.coerceSelectionMarkerOpacity(traceOut, coerce);
 };
 
 function handleLonLatLocDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, coerce) {
diff --git a/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js b/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js
index 6be13b21e5f..4c11e6c3196 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergeo/select.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var subtypes = require('../scatter/subtypes');
+var BADNUM = require('../../constants/numerical').BADNUM;
 
 module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
     var cd = searchInfo.cd;
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ module.exports = function selectPoints(searchInfo, polygon) {
         for(i = 0; i < cd.length; i++) {
             di = cd[i];
             lonlat = di.lonlat;
+
+            // some projection types can't handle BADNUMs
+            if(lonlat[0] === BADNUM) continue;
+
             x = xa.c2p(lonlat);
             y = ya.c2p(lonlat);
 
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_point-selection.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_point-selection.png
index c74d0b67fae..d12cc613be6 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/geo_point-selection.png and b/test/image/baselines/geo_point-selection.png differ
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
index 7709e0fc0bd..a801c36ddf8 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
@@ -895,9 +895,9 @@ describe('@flaky Test select box and lasso per trace:', function() {
                 keys.forEach(function(k, j) {
                     var msgFull = msg + 'selected pt ' + i + ' - ' + k + ' val';
 
-                    if(typeof e[j] === 'number') {
+                    if(typeof p[k] === 'number' && typeof e[j] === 'number') {
                         expect(p[k]).toBeCloseTo(e[j], 1, msgFull);
-                    } else if(Array.isArray(e[j])) {
+                    } else if(Array.isArray(p[k]) && Array.isArray(e[j])) {
                         expect(p[k]).toBeCloseToArray(e[j], 1, msgFull);
                     } else {
                         expect(p[k]).toBe(e[j], msgFull);
@@ -1151,11 +1151,23 @@ describe('@flaky Test select box and lasso per trace:', function() {
         var assertRanges = makeAssertRanges('geo');
         var assertLassoPoints = makeAssertLassoPoints('geo');
 
+        function assertNodeOpacity(exp) {
+            var traces = d3.select(gd).selectAll('.scatterlayer > .trace');
+            expect(traces.size()).toBe(Object.keys(exp).length, 'correct # of trace <g>');
+
+            traces.each(function(_, i) {
+                d3.select(this).selectAll('path.point').each(function(_, j) {
+                    expect(Number(this.style.opacity))
+                        .toBe(exp[i][j], 'node opacity - trace ' + i + ' pt ' + j);
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
         var fig = {
             data: [{
                 type: 'scattergeo',
-                lon: [10, 20, 30],
-                lat: [10, 20, 30]
+                lon: [10, 20, 30, null],
+                lat: [10, 20, 30, null]
             }, {
                 type: 'scattergeo',
                 lon: [-10, -20, -30],
@@ -1177,6 +1189,7 @@ describe('@flaky Test select box and lasso per trace:', function() {
                 function() {
                     assertPoints([[10, 10], [20, 20], [-10, 10], [-20, 20]]);
                     assertSelectedPoints({0: [0, 1], 1: [0, 1]});
+                    assertNodeOpacity({0: [1, 1, 0.2], 1: [1, 1, 0.2]});
                     assertRanges([[-28.13, 61.88], [28.13, -50.64]]);
                 },
                 null, BOXEVENTS, 'scattergeo select'
@@ -1191,6 +1204,7 @@ describe('@flaky Test select box and lasso per trace:', function() {
                 function() {
                     assertPoints([[-10, 10], [-20, 20], [-30, 30]]);
                     assertSelectedPoints({0: [], 1: [0, 1, 2]});
+                    assertNodeOpacity({0: [0.2, 0.2, 0.2], 1: [1, 1, 1]});
                     assertLassoPoints([
                         [-56.25, 61.88], [-56.24, 5.63], [0, 5.63], [0, 61.88], [-56.25, 61.88]
                     ]);
@@ -1198,6 +1212,25 @@ describe('@flaky Test select box and lasso per trace:', function() {
                 null, LASSOEVENTS, 'scattergeo lasso'
             );
         })
+        .then(function() {
+            // some projection types can't handle BADNUM during c2p,
+            // make they are skipped here
+            return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'geo.projection.type', 'robinson');
+        })
+        .then(function() {
+            return _run(
+                [[300, 200], [300, 300], [400, 300], [400, 200], [300, 200]],
+                function() {
+                    assertPoints([[-10, 10], [-20, 20], [-30, 30]]);
+                    assertSelectedPoints({0: [], 1: [0, 1, 2]});
+                    assertNodeOpacity({0: [0.2, 0.2, 0.2], 1: [1, 1, 1]});
+                    assertLassoPoints([
+                        [-67.40, 55.07], [-56.33, 4.968], [0, 4.968], [0, 55.07], [-67.40, 55.07]
+                    ]);
+                },
+                null, LASSOEVENTS, 'scattergeo lasso (on robinson projection)'
+            );
+        })
         .then(function() {
             // make sure selection handlers don't get called in 'pan' dragmode
             return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'dragmode', 'pan');