diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index a45b1752f4..0d6293dafd 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -323,12 +323,25 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			});
 		}
 
+		static IEnumerable<Actor> SelectHighestPriorityActorAtPoint(World world, int2 a)
+		{
+			var selected = world.ScreenMap.ActorsAtMouse(a)
+				.Where(x => x.Actor.Info.HasTraitInfo<SelectableInfo>() && (x.Actor.Owner.IsAlliedWith(world.RenderPlayer) || !world.FogObscures(x.Actor)))
+				.WithHighestSelectionPriority(a);
+
+			if (selected != null)
+				yield return selected;
+		}
+
 		static IEnumerable<Actor> SelectActorsInBoxWithDeadzone(World world, int2 a, int2 b)
 		{
 			// For dragboxes that are too small, shrink the dragbox to a single point (point b)
 			if ((a - b).Length <= Game.Settings.Game.SelectionDeadzone)
 				a = b;
 
+			if (a == b)
+				return SelectHighestPriorityActorAtPoint(world, a);
+
 			return world.ScreenMap.ActorsInMouseBox(a, b)
 				.Select(x => x.Actor)
 				.Where(x => x.Info.HasTraitInfo<SelectableInfo>() && (x.Owner.IsAlliedWith(world.RenderPlayer) || !world.FogObscures(x)))