diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/hudOverlayPointer.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/hudOverlayPointer.js
index 6566ef7bde..cde26122d6 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/hudOverlayPointer.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/hudOverlayPointer.js
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 
         this.processLaser = function(controllerData) {
             var controllerLocation = controllerData.controllerLocations[this.hand];
-            var otherModuleRunning = this.getOtherModule().running;
             if ((controllerData.triggerValues[this.hand] < ControllerDispatcherUtils.TRIGGER_ON_VALUE || !controllerLocation.valid) ||
                 this.pointingAtTablet(controllerData)) {
                 return false;
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js
index 1dab29e33c..bb45cd997e 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
         };
 
         this.run = function(controllerData) {
-            var tabletStylusInput = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "RightTabletStylusInput" : "LeftTabletStylusInput");
+            var tabletStylusInput = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND
+                ? "RightTabletStylusInput" : "LeftTabletStylusInput");
             if (tabletStylusInput) {
                 var tabletReady = tabletStylusInput.isReady(controllerData);
                 if (tabletReady.active) {
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
                 }
             }
 
-            var webLaser = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "RightWebSurfaceLaserInput" : "LeftWebSurfaceLaserInput");
+            var webLaser = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND
+                ? "RightWebSurfaceLaserInput" : "LeftWebSurfaceLaserInput");
             if (webLaser) {
                 var webLaserReady = webLaser.isReady(controllerData);
                 var target = controllerData.rayPicks[this.hand].objectID;
@@ -146,15 +148,19 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
                 }
             }
 
-            var hudLaser = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "RightHudOverlayPointer" : "LeftHudOverlayPointer");
-            if (hudLaser) {
-                var hudLaserReady = hudLaser.isReady(controllerData);
-                if (hudLaserReady.active) {
-                    return this.exitModule();
+            if (!controllerData.triggerClicks[this.hand]) { // Don't grab if trigger pressed when laser starts intersecting.
+                var hudLaser = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND
+                    ? "RightHudOverlayPointer" : "LeftHudOverlayPointer");
+                if (hudLaser) {
+                    var hudLaserReady = hudLaser.isReady(controllerData);
+                    if (hudLaserReady.active) {
+                        return this.exitModule();
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
-            var nearOverlay = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "RightNearParentingGrabOverlay" : "LeftNearParentingGrabOverlay");
+            var nearOverlay = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND
+                ? "RightNearParentingGrabOverlay" : "LeftNearParentingGrabOverlay");
             if (nearOverlay) {
                 var nearOverlayReady = nearOverlay.isReady(controllerData);
                 if (nearOverlayReady.active && HMD.tabletID && nearOverlay.grabbedThingID === HMD.tabletID) {
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inVREditMode.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inVREditMode.js
index 7b78d5e1c4..b013cba020 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inVREditMode.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inVREditMode.js
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
     function InVREditMode(hand) {
         this.hand = hand;
         this.disableModules = false;
-        var NO_HAND_LASER = -1; // Invalid hand parameter so that default laser is not displayed.
+        var NO_HAND_LASER = -1; // Invalid hand parameter so that standard laser is not displayed.
         this.parameters = makeDispatcherModuleParameters(
-            200, // Not too high otherwise the tablet laser doesn't work.
+            166, // Sllightly lower priority than inEditMode.
             this.hand === RIGHT_HAND
                 ? ["rightHand", "rightHandEquip", "rightHandTrigger"]
                 : ["leftHand", "leftHandEquip", "leftHandTrigger"],
@@ -35,6 +35,35 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
                 || (HMD.homeButtonID && objectID === HMD.homeButtonID);
         };
 
+        // The Shapes app has a non-standard laser: in particular, the laser end dot displays on its own when the laser is 
+        // pointing at the Shapes UI. The laser on/off is controlled by this module but the laser is implemented in the Shapes 
+        // app.
+        // If, in the future, the Shapes app laser interaction is adopted as a standard UI style then the laser could be 
+        // implemented in the controller modules along side the other laser styles.
+        var INVREDIT_MODULE_RUNNING = "Hifi-InVREdit-Module-Running";
+
+        this.runModule = function () {
+            if (!this.running) {
+                Messages.sendLocalMessage(INVREDIT_MODULE_RUNNING, JSON.stringify({
+                    hand: this.hand,
+                    running: true
+                }));
+                this.running = true;
+            }
+            return makeRunningValues(true, [], []);
+        };
+
+        this.exitModule = function () {
+            if (this.running) {
+                Messages.sendLocalMessage(INVREDIT_MODULE_RUNNING, JSON.stringify({
+                    hand: this.hand,
+                    running: false
+                }));
+                this.running = false;
+            }
+            return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
+        };
+
         this.isReady = function (controllerData) {
             if (this.disableModules) {
                 return makeRunningValues(true, [], []);
@@ -45,7 +74,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
         this.run = function (controllerData) {
             // Default behavior if disabling is not enabled.
             if (!this.disableModules) {
-                return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
+                return this.exitModule();
             }
 
             // Tablet stylus.
@@ -55,7 +84,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
             if (tabletStylusInput) {
                 var tabletReady = tabletStylusInput.isReady(controllerData);
                 if (tabletReady.active) {
-                    return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
+                    return this.exitModule();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -67,7 +96,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
                 var overlayLaserReady = overlayLaser.isReady(controllerData);
                 var target = controllerData.rayPicks[this.hand].objectID;
                 if (overlayLaserReady.active && this.pointingAtTablet(target)) {
-                    return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
+                    return this.exitModule();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -78,7 +107,20 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
             if (nearOverlay) {
                 var nearOverlayReady = nearOverlay.isReady(controllerData);
                 if (nearOverlayReady.active && HMD.tabletID && nearOverlay.grabbedThingID === HMD.tabletID) {
-                    return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
+                    return this.exitModule();
+                }
+            }
+
+            // HUD overlay.
+            if (!controllerData.triggerClicks[this.hand]) {
+                var hudLaser = getEnabledModuleByName(this.hand === RIGHT_HAND
+                    ? "RightHudOverlayPointer"
+                    : "LeftHudOverlayPointer");
+                if (hudLaser) {
+                    var hudLaserReady = hudLaser.isReady(controllerData);
+                    if (hudLaserReady.active) {
+                        return this.exitModule();
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -89,12 +131,12 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
             if (teleporter) {
                 var teleporterReady = teleporter.isReady(controllerData);
                 if (teleporterReady.active) {
-                    return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
+                    return this.exitModule();
                 }
             }
 
             // Other behaviors are disabled.
-            return makeRunningValues(true, [], []);
+            return this.runModule();
         };
     }