diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockReader.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockReader.groovy
index 1fb034c6..460c1deb 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockReader.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/DependencyLockReader.groovy
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger
 import org.gradle.api.logging.Logging
-
-import static DependencyLockTaskConfigurer.GLOBAL_LOCK_CONFIG
 import static DependencyLockTaskConfigurer.OVERRIDE_FILE
+import static DependencyLockTaskConfigurer.GLOBAL_LOCK_CONFIG
 
 @TupleConstructor
 class DependencyLockReader {
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ class DependencyLockReader {
 
         if (updates) {
             locks = locks.collectEntries { configurationName, deps ->
-                if (configurationName != conf.name) {
-                    // short-circuit if this is not the relevant configuration
+                if (configurationName != conf.name && configurationName != GLOBAL_LOCK_CONFIG) {
+                    // short-circuit if this is not the relevant configuration or global lock configuration
                     return [(configurationName): []]
                 }
                 [(configurationName): deps.findAll { coord, info ->
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/GlobalLockLauncherSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/GlobalLockLauncherSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeb7291c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nebula/plugin/dependencylock/GlobalLockLauncherSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2019 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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 atpre5*4nu
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+package nebula.plugin.dependencylock
+
+
+import nebula.test.IntegrationTestKitSpec
+import nebula.test.dependencies.DependencyGraphBuilder
+import nebula.test.dependencies.GradleDependencyGenerator
+import nebula.test.dependencies.ModuleBuilder
+
+class GlobalLockLauncherSpec extends IntegrationTestKitSpec {
+
+    def setup() {
+        definePluginOutsideOfPluginBlock = true
+        debug = true
+        keepFiles = true
+    }
+
+    def 'global lock selective dependency updates'() {
+        def graph = new DependencyGraphBuilder()
+                .addModule('apricot:a:1.0.0')
+                .addModule(new ModuleBuilder('beetroot:b:1.0.0').addDependency('apricot:a:1.0.0').build())
+                .addModule('cherry:c:1.0.0')
+                .addModule('dandelion:d:1.0.0')
+                .addModule(new ModuleBuilder('eggplant:e:1.0.0').addDependency('dandelion:d:1.0.0').build())
+                .build()
+        def mavenrepo = new GradleDependencyGenerator(graph, "$projectDir/testrepogen")
+        mavenrepo.generateTestMavenRepo()
+
+        addSubproject('sub1', """\
+            dependencies {
+                implementation 'beetroot:b:1.+'
+                implementation 'cherry:c:1.+'
+                implementation 'eggplant:e:1.+'
+            }
+        """.stripIndent())
+        addSubproject('sub2', """\
+            dependencies {
+                implementation 'beetroot:b:1.+'
+                implementation 'cherry:c:1.+'
+                implementation 'eggplant:e:1.+'
+            }
+        """.stripIndent())
+
+        buildFile << """\
+            allprojects {
+                apply plugin: 'nebula.dependency-lock'
+                dependencyLock {
+                    includeTransitives = true
+                }
+            }
+            subprojects {
+                apply plugin: 'java'
+                repositories {
+                    ${mavenrepo.mavenRepositoryBlock}
+                }
+            }
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        when:
+        def generateLockResults = runTasks("generateGlobalLock", "saveGlobalLock")
+        def results = runTasks(":sub1:dependencies", "--configuration", "compileClasspath")
+
+        then:
+        results.output.contains 'apricot:a:1.0.0'
+        results.output.contains 'beetroot:b:1.+ -> 1.0.0'
+        results.output.contains 'cherry:c:1.+ -> 1.0.0'
+        results.output.contains 'dandelion:d:1.0.0'
+        results.output.contains 'eggplant:e:1.+ -> 1.0.0'
+
+        def globalLockfileText = new File(projectDir, 'global.lock').text
+        globalLockfileText.contains '_global_'
+        globalLockfileText.contains 'apricot:a'
+        globalLockfileText.contains 'beetroot:b'
+        globalLockfileText.contains 'cherry:c'
+        globalLockfileText.contains 'dandelion:d'
+        globalLockfileText.contains 'eggplant:e'
+
+        when:
+        graph = new DependencyGraphBuilder()
+                .addModule('apricot:a:1.1.0')
+                .addModule(new ModuleBuilder('beetroot:b:1.1.0').addDependency('apricot:a:1.1.0').build())
+                .addModule('cherry:c:1.1.0')
+                .addModule('dandelion:d:1.1.0')
+                .addModule(new ModuleBuilder('eggplant:e:1.1.0').addDependency('dandelion:d:1.1.0').build())
+                .build()
+        mavenrepo = new GradleDependencyGenerator(graph, "$projectDir/testrepogen")
+        mavenrepo.generateTestMavenRepo()
+
+        def selectiveUpdateGlobalLockResults = runTasks("updateGlobalLock", "-PdependencyLock.updateDependencies=beetroot:b", "saveGlobalLock")
+        def updatedResults = runTasks(":sub1:dependencies", "--configuration", "compileClasspath")
+
+        then:
+        updatedResults.output.contains 'apricot:a:1.1.0'
+        updatedResults.output.contains 'beetroot:b:1.+ -> 1.1.0'
+        updatedResults.output.contains 'cherry:c:1.+ -> 1.0.0'
+        updatedResults.output.contains 'dandelion:d:1.0.0'
+        updatedResults.output.contains 'eggplant:e:1.+ -> 1.0.0'
+
+        def updatedGlobalLockfileText = new File(projectDir, 'global.lock').text
+        updatedGlobalLockfileText.contains 'apricot:a'
+        updatedGlobalLockfileText.contains 'beetroot:b'
+        updatedGlobalLockfileText.contains 'cherry:c'
+        updatedGlobalLockfileText.contains 'dandelion:d'
+        updatedGlobalLockfileText.contains 'eggplant:e'
+    }
+}