diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index 9fb98c7780..13f4b1dc63 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		{
 			return Sync.CheckSyncUnchanged( world, () =>
 			{
+				if (SelectionBox != null)
+					return null;	/* always show an arrow while selecting */
+
 				var mi = new MouseInput
 				{
 					Location = pos,