diff --git a/src/noggit/MapView.cpp b/src/noggit/MapView.cpp
index 6ddc2157..d2c45984 100644
--- a/src/noggit/MapView.cpp
+++ b/src/noggit/MapView.cpp
@@ -3972,7 +3972,11 @@ void MapView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
   activeTool()->onMousePress({
       .button = event->button(),
       .mouse_position = event->pos(),
+      .mod_shift_down = _mod_shift_down,
       .mod_ctrl_down = _mod_ctrl_down,
+      .mod_alt_down = _mod_alt_down,
+      .mod_num_down = _mod_num_down,
+      .mod_space_down = _mod_space_down,
       });
 
   switch (event->button())
diff --git a/src/noggit/Tool.hpp b/src/noggit/Tool.hpp
index 268230c4..6ad49667 100644
--- a/src/noggit/Tool.hpp
+++ b/src/noggit/Tool.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ namespace Noggit
     {
         Qt::MouseButton button = Qt::MouseButton::NoButton;
         QPoint mouse_position;
+        bool mod_shift_down = false;
         bool mod_ctrl_down = false;
+        bool mod_alt_down = false;
+        bool mod_num_down = false;
+        bool mod_space_down = false;
     };
 
     struct MouseReleaseParameters
diff --git a/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.cpp b/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.cpp
index 939c0337..13480ec1 100644
--- a/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.cpp
+++ b/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.cpp
@@ -85,33 +85,6 @@ namespace Noggit
         mapView()->getWorld()->renderer()->getTerrainParamsUniformBlock()->draw_areaid_overlay = false;
     }
 
-    void AreaTool::onTick(float deltaTime, TickParameters const& params)
-    {
-        if (!mapView()->getWorld()->has_selection() || params.underMap || !params.left_mouse)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (params.mod_shift_down)
-        {
-            NOGGIT_ACTION_MGR->beginAction(mapView(), Noggit::ActionFlags::eCHUNKS_AREAID,
-                Noggit::ActionModalityControllers::eSHIFT
-                | Noggit::ActionModalityControllers::eLMB);
-            // draw the selected AreaId on current selected chunk
-            mapView()->getWorld()->setAreaID(mapView()->cursorPosition(), _selectedAreaId, false, _areaTool->brushRadius());
-        }
-        else if (params.mod_ctrl_down)
-        {
-            for (auto&& selection : mapView()->getWorld()->current_selection())
-            {
-                MapChunk* chnk(std::get<selected_chunk_type>(selection).chunk);
-                int newID = chnk->getAreaID();
-                _selectedAreaId = newID;
-                _areaTool->setZoneID(newID);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     void AreaTool::onMouseMove(MouseMoveParameters const& params)
     {
         if (params.left_mouse && params.mod_alt_down && !params.mod_shift_down && !params.mod_ctrl_down)
@@ -119,4 +92,34 @@ namespace Noggit
             _areaTool->changeRadius(params.relative_movement.dx() / XSENS);
         }
     }
+
+    void AreaTool::onMousePress(MousePressParameters const& params)
+    {
+      if (params.button != Qt::LeftButton)
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (params.mod_shift_down)
+      {
+        NOGGIT_ACTION_MGR->beginAction(mapView(), Noggit::ActionFlags::eCHUNKS_AREAID,
+          Noggit::ActionModalityControllers::eSHIFT
+          | Noggit::ActionModalityControllers::eLMB);
+        // draw the selected AreaId on current selected chunk
+        mapView()->getWorld()->setAreaID(mapView()->cursorPosition(), _selectedAreaId, false, _areaTool->brushRadius());
+      }
+      else if(params.mod_ctrl_down)
+      {
+        mapView()->doSelection(true);
+
+        for (auto&& selection : mapView()->getWorld()->current_selection())
+        {
+          MapChunk* chnk(std::get<selected_chunk_type>(selection).chunk);
+          int newID = chnk->getAreaID();
+          _selectedAreaId = newID;
+          _areaTool->setZoneID(newID);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.hpp b/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.hpp
index 64dedd3b..f9f2c4a2 100644
--- a/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.hpp
+++ b/src/noggit/tools/AreaTool.hpp
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ namespace Noggit
 
         virtual void onDeselected();
 
-        void onTick(float deltaTime, TickParameters const& params) override;
-
         void onMouseMove(MouseMoveParameters const& params) override;
 
+        void onMousePress(MousePressParameters const& params) override;
+
     private:
         Ui::zone_id_browser* _areaTool = nullptr;
         int _selectedAreaId = -1;
     };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}