diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 67f9b9865d..070be759f3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2612,7 +2612,8 @@ void Application::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
         event->screenPos(), button,
         buttons, event->modifiers());
 
-    if (!isHMDMode() || !compositor.getReticleOverDesktop() || getOverlays().getOverlayAtPoint(glm::vec2(transformedPos.x(), transformedPos.y()))) {
+    if (compositor.getReticleVisible() || !isHMDMode() || !compositor.getReticleOverDesktop() ||
+        getOverlays().getOverlayAtPoint(glm::vec2(transformedPos.x(), transformedPos.y()))) {
         getEntities()->mouseMoveEvent(&mappedEvent);
     }
     _controllerScriptingInterface->emitMouseMoveEvent(&mappedEvent); // send events to any registered scripts