diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/nearParentGrabEntity.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/nearParentGrabEntity.js
index 26bebc9247..01c8424e0c 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/nearParentGrabEntity.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/nearParentGrabEntity.js
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/cloneEntityUtils.js");
         };
 
         this.otherHandIsParent = function(props) {
-            return this.getOtherModule().thisHandIsParent(props);
+            var otherModule = this.getOtherModule();
+            return (otherModule.thisHandIsParent(props) && otherModule.grabbing);
         };
 
         this.startNearParentingGrabEntity = function (controllerData, targetProps) {