diff --git a/src/app/GUI/canvaswindow.cpp b/src/app/GUI/canvaswindow.cpp
index 05265daa6..9cf76a96c 100644
--- a/src/app/GUI/canvaswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/GUI/canvaswindow.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void CanvasWindow::setCanvasMode(const CanvasMode mode)
         setCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
         break;
     case CanvasMode::pickFillStroke:
+    case CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent:
         setCursor(Qt::PointingHandCursor);
         break;
     case CanvasMode::circleCreate:
diff --git a/src/app/GUI/mainwindow.cpp b/src/app/GUI/mainwindow.cpp
index d88f04201..570e4b846 100644
--- a/src/app/GUI/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/GUI/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1359,7 +1359,8 @@ void MainWindow::updateCanvasModeButtonsChecked()
 
     if (mColorPickLabel) {
         mColorPickLabel->clear();
-        mColorPickLabel->setVisible(mode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke);
+        mColorPickLabel->setVisible(mode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke ||
+                                    mode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/GUI/toolbox.cpp b/src/app/GUI/toolbox.cpp
index 773107e61..7cd6af479 100644
--- a/src/app/GUI/toolbox.cpp
+++ b/src/app/GUI/toolbox.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ void MainWindow::setupToolBoxMain()
             &Document::canvasModeSet,
             this,
             [this, pickModeAct]() {
-                if (mDocument.fCanvasMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+                if (mDocument.fCanvasMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke ||
+                    mDocument.fCanvasMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent) {
                     pickModeAct->setChecked(true);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/core/Properties/property.h b/src/core/Properties/property.h
index 227abcc6e..af995fef5 100644
--- a/src/core/Properties/property.h
+++ b/src/core/Properties/property.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ enum class CanvasMode : short {
     textCreate,
 
     nullCreate,
-    pickFillStroke
+    pickFillStroke,
+    pickFillStrokeEvent
 };
 
 enum class UpdateReason {
diff --git a/src/core/canvas.cpp b/src/core/canvas.cpp
index c7a8f06ee..e52845c5c 100644
--- a/src/core/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/core/canvas.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ void Canvas::updatePivot()
 
 void Canvas::setCanvasMode(const CanvasMode mode)
 {
-    if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+    if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke ||
+        mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent) {
         emit currentPickedColor(QColor());
         emit currentHoverColor(QColor());
     }
diff --git a/src/core/canvasmouseevents.cpp b/src/core/canvasmouseevents.cpp
index 1886a75da..f3e342d02 100644
--- a/src/core/canvasmouseevents.cpp
+++ b/src/core/canvasmouseevents.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void Canvas::mouseMoveEvent(const eMouseEvent &e)
     const bool leftPressed = e.fButtons & Qt::LeftButton;
 
     if (!leftPressed && !e.fMouseGrabbing) {
-        if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+        if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke ||
+            mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent) {
             emit currentHoverColor(pickPixelColor(e.fGlobalPos));
             return;
         }
@@ -169,6 +170,9 @@ void Canvas::mouseReleaseEvent(const eMouseEvent &e)
             drawPathClear();
             break;
         case CanvasMode::pickFillStroke:
+            applyPixelColor(pickPixelColor(e.fGlobalPos), false);
+            break;
+        case CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent:
             emit currentPickedColor(QColor());
             emit currentHoverColor(QColor());
             break;
@@ -177,6 +181,11 @@ void Canvas::mouseReleaseEvent(const eMouseEvent &e)
         }
     }
     if (e.fButton != Qt::LeftButton) { return; }
+    if (e.fButton == Qt::LeftButton &&
+        mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+        applyPixelColor(pickPixelColor(e.fGlobalPos), true);
+        return;
+    }
     schedulePivotUpdate();
     /*if(mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::paint) {
         const auto paintMode = mDocument.fPaintMode;
diff --git a/src/core/canvasmouseinteractions.cpp b/src/core/canvasmouseinteractions.cpp
index 95dcc3057..6f5b0e5e6 100644
--- a/src/core/canvasmouseinteractions.cpp
+++ b/src/core/canvasmouseinteractions.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ void Canvas::handleLeftButtonMousePress(const eMouseEvent& e) {
             drawPathClear();
             mDrawPath.lineTo(e.fPos);
         }
-    } else if(mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+    } else if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke ||
+               mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent) {
         //mPressedBox = getBoxAtFromAllDescendents(e.fPos);
     } else if(mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::circleCreate) {
         const auto newPath = enve::make_shared<Circle>();
@@ -302,7 +303,8 @@ void Canvas::cancelCurrentTransform() {
         }
     } else if(mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pathCreate) {
 
-    } else if(mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+    } else if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke ||
+               mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent) {
         //mCanvasWindow->setCanvasMode(MOVE_PATH);
     }
     mValueInput.clearAndDisableInput();
@@ -574,7 +576,7 @@ void Canvas::handleLeftMouseRelease(const eMouseEvent &e) {
         } else {
             drawPathFinish(1/e.fScale);
         }
-    } else if(mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStroke) {
+    } else if (mCurrentMode == CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent) {
         emit currentPickedColor(pickPixelColor(e.fGlobalPos));
     }
     mValueInput.clearAndDisableInput();
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/colorsettingswidget.cpp b/src/ui/widgets/colorsettingswidget.cpp
index 5494524c9..1c0f3bf15 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/colorsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/colorsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void ColorSettingsWidget::startColorPicking()
     const auto scene = *Document::sInstance->fActiveScene;
     if (!scene) { return; }
     CanvasMode lastMode = Document::sInstance->fCanvasMode;
-    Document::sInstance->setCanvasMode(CanvasMode::pickFillStroke);
+    Document::sInstance->setCanvasMode(CanvasMode::pickFillStrokeEvent);
     auto conn = std::make_shared<QMetaObject::Connection>();
     *conn = connect(scene, &Canvas::currentPickedColor,
                     this, [this, conn, lastMode](const QColor &color) {