diff --git a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
index 4ac0d60fb..7bc81ba62 100644
--- a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
@@ -623,6 +623,8 @@ void CropWindow::buttonRelease (int button, int num, int bstate, int x, int y)
     if (state != SEditDrag3 && state != SEditPick3 && button == 3 && !(bstate & (GDK_SHIFT_MASK|GDK_CONTROL_MASK))) {
         iarea->pipetteVal[0] = iarea->pipetteVal[1] = iarea->pipetteVal[2] = -1.f;
 
+        needRedraw = iarea->object == 1;
+
         if (editSubscriber && editSubscriber->getEditingType() == ET_PIPETTE) {
             editSubscriber->mouseOver(0);
         }
diff --git a/rtgui/curveeditor.cc b/rtgui/curveeditor.cc
index 8ad521d06..c9d02d9a3 100644
--- a/rtgui/curveeditor.cc
+++ b/rtgui/curveeditor.cc
@@ -405,8 +405,11 @@ bool CurveEditor::button1Pressed(const int modifierKey)
     EditDataProvider* provider = getEditProvider();
 
     if (provider->object) {
-        subGroup->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
-        remoteDrag = true;
+        remoteDrag = subGroup->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
+    }
+
+    if (remoteDrag) {
+        action = ES_ACTION_DRAGGING;
     }
 
     subGroup->refresh(this);
diff --git a/rtgui/curveeditorgroup.h b/rtgui/curveeditorgroup.h
index 1f1120f83..09cbb8167 100644
--- a/rtgui/curveeditorgroup.h
+++ b/rtgui/curveeditorgroup.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
     virtual void stopNumericalAdjustment() = 0;
 
     virtual void pipetteMouseOver(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
-    virtual void pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
+    virtual bool pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
     virtual void pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider) = 0;
     virtual void pipetteDrag(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
 
diff --git a/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.cc b/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.cc
index 4ca2bb159..657186a12 100644
--- a/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.cc
+++ b/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.cc
@@ -468,13 +468,15 @@ void DiagonalCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteMouseOver(EditDataProvider *provider, i
     }
 }
 
-void DiagonalCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
+bool DiagonalCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
 {
     CurveEditor *curveEditor = static_cast<DiagonalCurveEditor*>(parent->displayedCurve);
 
+    bool isDragging = false;
+
     switch((DiagonalCurveType)(curveEditor->curveType->getSelected())) {
     case (DCT_Spline):
-        customCurve->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
+        isDragging = customCurve->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
         break;
 
     case (DCT_Parametric):
@@ -485,13 +487,15 @@ void DiagonalCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provid
         break;
 
     case (DCT_NURBS):
-        NURBSCurve->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
+        isDragging = NURBSCurve->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
         break;
 
     default:    // (DCT_Linear, DCT_Unchanged)
         // ... do nothing
         break;
     }
+
+    return isDragging;
 }
 
 void DiagonalCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider)
diff --git a/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.h b/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.h
index 8178eb56a..5b6d845d5 100644
--- a/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.h
+++ b/rtgui/diagonalcurveeditorsubgroup.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
     void refresh(CurveEditor *curveToRefresh);
     void editModeSwitchedOff ();
     void pipetteMouseOver(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
-    void pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
+    bool pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
     void pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider);
     void pipetteDrag(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
     void showCoordinateAdjuster(CoordinateProvider *provider);
diff --git a/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.cc b/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.cc
index 691fbe3dd..fd975de5e 100644
--- a/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.cc
+++ b/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.cc
@@ -216,13 +216,15 @@ void FlatCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteMouseOver(EditDataProvider *provider, int m
     }
 }
 
-void FlatCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
+bool FlatCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
 {
     CurveEditor *curveEditor = static_cast<FlatCurveEditor*>(parent->displayedCurve);
 
+    bool isDragging = false;
+
     switch((FlatCurveType)(curveEditor->curveType->getSelected())) {
     case (FCT_MinMaxCPoints):
-        CPointsCurve->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
+        isDragging = CPointsCurve->pipetteButton1Pressed(provider, modifierKey);
         CPointsCurve->setDirty(true);
         break;
 
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ void FlatCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider,
         // ... do nothing
         break;
     }
+
+    return isDragging;
 }
 
 void FlatCurveEditorSubGroup::pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider)
diff --git a/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.h b/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.h
index 8cd2a6d9a..7772dcebd 100644
--- a/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.h
+++ b/rtgui/flatcurveeditorsubgroup.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
     void refresh(CurveEditor *curveToRefresh);
     void editModeSwitchedOff();
     void pipetteMouseOver(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
-    void pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
+    bool pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
     void pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider);
     void pipetteDrag(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
     void showCoordinateAdjuster(CoordinateProvider *provider);
diff --git a/rtgui/mycurve.h b/rtgui/mycurve.h
index 96574e12a..ba3158ac9 100644
--- a/rtgui/mycurve.h
+++ b/rtgui/mycurve.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
     virtual void reset (const std::vector<double> &resetCurve, double identityValue = 0.5) = 0;
 
     virtual void pipetteMouseOver (CurveEditor *ce, EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
-    virtual void pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
+    virtual bool pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
     virtual void pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider) = 0;
     virtual void pipetteDrag(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey) = 0;
 
diff --git a/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.cc b/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.cc
index 98eb6c283..2a70e9b7c 100644
--- a/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.cc
+++ b/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.cc
@@ -1071,11 +1071,11 @@ void MyDiagonalCurve::pipetteMouseOver (CurveEditor *ce, EditDataProvider *provi
     }
 }
 
-
-void MyDiagonalCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
+// returns true if a point is being dragged
+bool MyDiagonalCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
 {
     if (edited_point > 1) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     int num = (int)curve.x.size();
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ void MyDiagonalCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modi
     double minDistanceX = double(MIN_DISTANCE) / double(graphW - 1);
 
     if ((graphW < 0) || (graphH < 0)) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     snapToElmt = -100;
@@ -1141,7 +1141,11 @@ void MyDiagonalCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modi
         lit_point = closest_point;
         ugpX = curve.x.at(closest_point);
         ugpY = curve.y.at(closest_point);
+
+        return true;
     }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 void MyDiagonalCurve::pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider)
diff --git a/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.h b/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.h
index 033ba9f95..45b23e965 100644
--- a/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.h
+++ b/rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     void updateBackgroundHistogram (LUTu & hist);
 
     void pipetteMouseOver (CurveEditor *ce, EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
-    void pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
+    bool pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
     void pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider);
     void pipetteDrag(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
 
diff --git a/rtgui/myflatcurve.cc b/rtgui/myflatcurve.cc
index 474756834..fe53565d2 100644
--- a/rtgui/myflatcurve.cc
+++ b/rtgui/myflatcurve.cc
@@ -1288,10 +1288,11 @@ void MyFlatCurve::pipetteMouseOver (CurveEditor *ce, EditDataProvider *provider,
     }
 }
 
-void MyFlatCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
+// returns true if a point is being dragged
+bool MyFlatCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey)
 {
     if (edited_point > -1) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     buttonPressed = true;
@@ -1368,6 +1369,7 @@ void MyFlatCurve::pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifier
         break;
     }
 
+    return true;
 }
 
 void MyFlatCurve::pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider)
diff --git a/rtgui/myflatcurve.h b/rtgui/myflatcurve.h
index cd08edf89..7949a4df6 100644
--- a/rtgui/myflatcurve.h
+++ b/rtgui/myflatcurve.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
     //void updateBackgroundHistogram (unsigned int* hist);
 
     void pipetteMouseOver (CurveEditor *ce, EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
-    void pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
+    bool pipetteButton1Pressed(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);
     void pipetteButton1Released(EditDataProvider *provider);
     void pipetteDrag(EditDataProvider *provider, int modifierKey);