diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
index 56e499376..72dfe52bd 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
@@ -5216,6 +5216,9 @@ void GLCanvas3D::on_mouse(wxMouseEvent& evt)
 
     Point pos(evt.GetX(), evt.GetY());
 
+    if (m_picking_enabled)
+        _set_current();
+
     int selected_object_idx = m_selection.get_object_idx();
     int layer_editing_object_idx = is_layers_editing_enabled() ? selected_object_idx : -1;
     m_layers_editing.select_object(*m_model, layer_editing_object_idx);