diff --git a/catalog-ui/package.json b/catalog-ui/package.json
index fbd331f..5f0b12d 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/package.json
+++ b/catalog-ui/package.json
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     "@ngxs/devtools-plugin": "3.3.4",
     "@ngxs/logger-plugin": "3.3.4",
     "@ngxs/store": "^2.1.0-dev.d538580",
+    "@ng-select/ng-select": "^1.0.2",
     "@swimlane/ngx-datatable": "^14.0.0",
     "@types/core-js": "^0.9.35",
     "@types/jquery": "^2.0.52",
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/models/componentsInstances/componentInstance.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/models/componentsInstances/componentInstance.ts
index a55cd4f..c3188ba 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/models/componentsInstances/componentInstance.ts
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/models/componentsInstances/componentInstance.ts
@@ -238,16 +238,18 @@
        return Array.isArray(this.directives) && this.directives.length > 0;
     }
 
-    public setDirectiveValue = (selectedDirective: string) : void => {
-        this.directives.push(selectedDirective);
+    public setDirectiveValue = (selectedDirectives: string[]) : void => {
+        this.directives = selectedDirectives;
     }
 
-    public unmarkAsDependent = (actualDirectiveValue: string) : void => {
+    public unmarkAsDependent = (directiveValues: string[]) : void => {
         console.info("[START] this.directives: ", this.directives)
-        let index = this.directives.indexOf(actualDirectiveValue);
-        if(index >= 0) {
-            this.directives.splice(index, 1);
-        }
+        directiveValues.forEach(directive => {
+            let index = this.directives.indexOf(directive);
+            if(index >= 0) {
+                this.directives.splice(index, directiveValues.length);
+            }
+        });
         console.info("[STOP] this.directives: ", this.directives)
     }
 }
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/app.module.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/app.module.ts
index f6ba919..e9ae120 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/app.module.ts
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/app.module.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
 import {ToscaArtifactService} from "./services/tosca-artifact.service";
 import {InterfaceDefinitionModule} from "./pages/interface-definition/interface-definition.module";
 
-
 declare const __ENV__: string;
 
 export const upgradeAdapter = new UpgradeAdapter(forwardRef(() => AppModule));
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.html b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a831ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<div class="select-directives">
+  <loader [display]="isLoading" [size]="'medium'" [relative]="true"></loader>
+  <div *ngIf="!isDependent" class="multi-select-dropdown-box">
+    <ng-select
+        name="multiSelect"
+        id="multiSelect"
+        [multiple]="true"
+        [items]="directiveOptions"
+        [(ngModel)]="selectedDirectiveOptions"
+        placeholder="Select Directives...">
+    </ng-select>
+    <button id="multi-select-apply" class="apply-btn" (click)="onAddDirectives()">{{'Apply'}}</button>
+    <button id="multi-select-cancel" class="clr-btn" (click)="onClearDirectives()">{{'Clear'}}</button>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.less b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e168532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.less
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+@import "~@ng-select/ng-select/themes/default.theme.css";
+@import './../../../../../assets/styles/variables.less';
+
+.select-directives {
+  .multi-select-dropdown-box {
+    padding: 15px 12px;
+    position: relative;
+    height: 200px;
+    color: @main_color_a;
+  }
+
+  .apply-btn {
+    margin: 15px;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad36776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * SDC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output, ViewEncapsulation} from "@angular/core";
+import {TopologyTemplateService} from "../../../services/component-services/topology-template.service";
+import {NgSelectModule} from "@ng-select/ng-select";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'select-directives',
+  templateUrl: './select-directives.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['select-directives.component.less'],
+  providers: [NgSelectModule],
+  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
+})
+
+export class SelectDirectivesComponent {
+  isDependent: boolean;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  selectedDirectiveOptions: string[];
+  directiveOptions: string[];
+
+  @Output() onAddClick = new EventEmitter<string[]>();
+  @Input() updateDirectives: string[];
+
+  constructor(private topologyTemplateService: TopologyTemplateService) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.loadDirectives();
+    if (this.updateDirectives) {
+      this.selectedDirectiveOptions = this.updateDirectives;
+    }
+  }
+
+  onAddDirectives() {
+    this.onAddClick.emit(this.selectedDirectiveOptions);
+  }
+
+  loadDirectives() {
+    this.topologyTemplateService.getDirectiveList().subscribe((data: string[]) => {
+      this.directiveOptions = data;
+    })
+  }
+
+  onClearDirectives() {
+    this.selectedDirectiveOptions = [];
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.module.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb2fc20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/select-directives/select-directives.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {NgModule} from "@angular/core";
+import {CommonModule} from "@angular/common";
+import {UiElementsModule} from "../../ui/ui-elements.module";
+import {TranslateModule} from "../../../shared/translator/translate.module";
+import {AccordionModule} from "onap-ui-angular/dist/accordion/accordion.module";
+import {NgSelectModule} from "@ng-select/ng-select";
+import {FormsModule} from "@angular/forms";
+import {SelectDirectivesComponent} from "./select-directives.component";
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    SelectDirectivesComponent
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule,
+    UiElementsModule,
+    TranslateModule,
+    AccordionModule,
+    NgSelectModule,
+    FormsModule
+  ],
+  exports: [
+    SelectDirectivesComponent
+  ],
+  entryComponents: [
+    SelectDirectivesComponent
+  ],
+  providers: []
+})
+export class SelectDirectivesModule {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.html b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.html
index 5f6e992..3dfbf7a 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.html
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.html
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 <div class="service-dependencies">
   <loader [display]="isLoading" [size]="'medium'" [relative]="true"></loader>
-  <div *ngIf="!isDependent" class="checkbox-label-mark-as-dependent">
-    <select name="singleSelect" id="singleSelect" ng-model="data.singleSelect"
-            (change)='onOptionsSelected($event)'>
-      <option>Select Directive</option>
-      <option class="directives-options" *ngFor="let item of directiveOptions">{{item}}</option>
-    </select>
-  </div>
-
-  <div *ngIf="isDependent" class="checkbox-label-mark-as-dependent">
-    <label class="i-sdc-form-label">Directive: {{getActualDirectiveValue().toUpperCase()}}</label>
+  <select-directives *ngIf="!isDependent || isEditable" (onAddClick)="onAddDirectives($event)" [updateDirectives]="getActualDirectiveValue()">
+  </select-directives>
+  <div *ngIf="isDependent && !isEditable" class="checkbox-label-mark-as-dependent">
+    <label class="i-sdc-form-label">Directive: {{getActualDirectiveValue()}}</label>
     <span class="sprite-new delete-btn delete-icon"
           (click)="onRemoveDirective()" data-tests-id="delete-input-button">
     </span>
+    <svg-icon-label name="edit-file-o" size="small" class="directive-edit-icon" data-tests-id="directive-edit-icon" (click)="onEditDirectives()">
+    </svg-icon-label>
   </div>
 
   <div *ngIf="isDependent">
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.less b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.less
index 9b15358..1772170 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.less
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.less
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     .checkbox-label {
       margin-top: 14px;
       .checkbox-label-content {
-        font-size: 14px;
+        font-size: 10px;
       }
     }
     .checkbox-container input[type=checkbox].checkbox-hidden[disabled] ~ .checkbox-label-content {
@@ -118,3 +118,10 @@
 .directives-options {
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
+
+.directive-edit-icon {
+  padding: inherit;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 10px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.ts
index 35e80dc..8500269 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.ts
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
  * permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
-import { Component, ComponentRef, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ComponentRef, EventEmitter, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
 import {
     ButtonModel,
     ComponentInstance,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     capabilities: string = ToscaFilterConstraintType.CAPABILITIES;
     properties: string = ToscaFilterConstraintType.PROPERTIES;
     private componentInstancesConstraints: ConstraintObject[] = [];
-    directiveOptions: string[];
+    isEditable: boolean;
 
     @Input() readonly: boolean;
     @Input() compositeService: ComponentMetadata;
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
     }
 
     ngOnInit() {
-        this.loadDirectives();
         this.isLoading = false;
         this.operatorTypes = [
             {label: '>', value: OPERATOR_TYPES.GREATER_THAN},
@@ -179,12 +178,6 @@
         });
     }
 
-    loadDirectives() {
-        this.topologyTemplateService.getDirectiveList().subscribe((data: string[]) => {
-            this.directiveOptions = data;
-        })
-    }
-
     ngOnChanges(changes) {
         if (changes.currentServiceInstance) {
             this.currentServiceInstance = changes.currentServiceInstance.currentValue;
@@ -196,9 +189,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private getActualDirectiveValue = (): string => {
-        return this.currentServiceInstance.directives.length > 0 ? this.currentServiceInstance.directives[0] : "";
+    private getActualDirectiveValue = (): string[] => {
+        return this.currentServiceInstance.directives.length > 0 ? this.currentServiceInstance.directives : [];
     }
+
     public openRemoveDependencyModal = (): ComponentRef<ModalComponent> => {
         const actionButton: ButtonModel = new ButtonModel(I18nTexts.modalApprove, 'blue', this.onUncheckDependency);
         const cancelButton: ButtonModel = new ButtonModel(I18nTexts.modalCancel, 'grey', this.onCloseRemoveDependencyModal);
@@ -242,15 +236,13 @@
         this.modalServiceNg2.closeCurrentModal();
     }
 
-    onOptionsSelected(event: any) {
-        const newDirectiveValue = event.target.value;
-        if (newDirectiveValue.toLowerCase() !== this.getActualDirectiveValue()) {
-            const rulesListOrig = this.componentInstancesConstraints;
-            this.setDirectiveValue(newDirectiveValue);
-            this.constraintProperties = [];
-            this.constraintCapabilities = [];
-            this.updateComponentInstance(this.isDependent, rulesListOrig);
-        }
+    onAddDirectives(directives: string[]) {
+        this.isEditable = false;
+        this.setDirectiveValue(directives);
+        const rulesListOrig = this.componentInstancesConstraints;
+        this.constraintProperties = [];
+        this.constraintCapabilities = [];
+        this.updateComponentInstance(this.isDependent, rulesListOrig);
     }
 
     private onRemoveDirective() {
@@ -259,11 +251,12 @@
         this.constraintCapabilities = [];
     }
 
-    private setDirectiveValue(newDirectiveValue: string) {
-        if (this.isDependent) {
-            this.openUpdateDependencyModal().instance.open();
-        }
-        this.currentServiceInstance.setDirectiveValue(newDirectiveValue);
+    private onEditDirectives() {
+        this.isEditable = true;
+    }
+
+    private setDirectiveValue(newDirectiveValues: string[]) {
+        this.currentServiceInstance.setDirectiveValue(newDirectiveValues);
     }
 
     updateComponentInstance(isDependentOrigVal: boolean, rulesListOrig: ConstraintObject[]) {
diff --git a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.module.ts b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.module.ts
index bb98f57..572745c 100644
--- a/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.module.ts
+++ b/catalog-ui/src/app/ng2/components/logic/service-dependencies/service-dependencies.module.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 import { TranslateModule } from 'app/ng2/shared/translator/translate.module';
 import { ServiceDependenciesComponent } from './service-dependencies.component';
 import {AccordionModule} from "onap-ui-angular/dist/accordion/accordion.module";
+import {SelectDirectivesModule} from "../select-directives/select-directives.module";
+import {SvgIconModule} from "onap-ui-angular/dist/svg-icon/svg-icon.module";
+import {FormsModule} from "@angular/forms";
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [
@@ -13,7 +16,10 @@
     CommonModule,
     UiElementsModule,
     TranslateModule,
-    AccordionModule
+    AccordionModule,
+    SelectDirectivesModule,
+    SvgIconModule,
+    FormsModule
   ],
     exports: [
         ServiceDependenciesComponent