diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 6087a4493e..fa347a3265 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -941,8 +941,9 @@ void Application::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
             _mouseVoxelDragging = _mouseVoxel;
             _mousePressed = true;
 
+            maybeEditVoxelUnderCursor();
 
-            if (!maybeEditVoxelUnderCursor()) {
+            if (!_palette.isActive()) {
                 _pieMenu.mousePressEvent(_mouseX, _mouseY);
             }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ToolsPalette.cpp b/interface/src/ToolsPalette.cpp
index 341a128f8a..58ec12dc92 100644
--- a/interface/src/ToolsPalette.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ToolsPalette.cpp
@@ -77,3 +77,12 @@ void ToolsPalette::render(int screenWidth, int screenHeight) {
 
     glPopMatrix();
 }
+
+bool ToolsPalette::isActive() {
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _tools.size(); ++i) {
+        if (_tools[i]->isActive()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ToolsPalette.h b/interface/src/ToolsPalette.h
index 0b4ee95524..b6d446f51d 100644
--- a/interface/src/ToolsPalette.h
+++ b/interface/src/ToolsPalette.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public:
     void addTool(Tool* tool);
     void render(int screenWidth, int screenHeight);
 
+    bool isActive();
+
 private:
     QImage _textureImage;
     GLuint _textureID;