diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index cfa938473..2ed55218a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ opencs_units (view/widget
 
 opencs_units (view/render
     scenewidget worldspacewidget pagedworldspacewidget unpagedworldspacewidget
-    previewwidget editmode
+    previewwidget editmode instancemode
     )
 
 opencs_units_noqt (view/render
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.cpp
index c3aad3f7a..2240318b6 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.cpp
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ void CSVRender::EditMode::setEditLock (bool locked)
 {
 
 }
+
+void CSVRender::EditMode::primaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag) {}
+
+void CSVRender::EditMode::secondaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag) {}
+
+void CSVRender::EditMode::selectPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag) {}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.hpp
index 1212cd285..c00669534 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/editmode.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef CSV_RENDER_EDITMODE_H
 #define CSV_RENDER_EDITMODE_H
 
+#include <osg/ref_ptr>
+
 #include "../widget/modebutton.hpp"
 
 namespace CSVRender
 {
     class WorldspaceWidget;
+    class TagBase;
 
     class EditMode : public CSVWidget::ModeButton
     {
@@ -28,6 +31,15 @@ namespace CSVRender
 
             /// Default-implementation: Ignored.
             virtual void setEditLock (bool locked);
+
+            /// Default-implementation: Ignored.
+            virtual void primaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag);
+
+            /// Default-implementation: Ignored.
+            virtual void secondaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag);
+
+            /// Default-implementation: Ignored.
+            virtual void selectPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccff8c7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+#include "instancemode.hpp"
+
+#include "elements.hpp"
+#include "object.hpp"
+
+CSVRender::InstanceMode::InstanceMode (WorldspaceWidget *worldspaceWidget, QWidget *parent)
+: EditMode (worldspaceWidget, QIcon (":placeholder"), Element_Reference, "Instance editing",
+  parent)
+{
+
+}
+
+void CSVRender::InstanceMode::primaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag)
+{
+
+}
+
+void CSVRender::InstanceMode::secondaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag)
+{
+
+}
+
+void CSVRender::InstanceMode::selectPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag)
+{
+    if (tag)
+    {
+        if (CSVRender::ObjectTag *objectTag = dynamic_cast<CSVRender::ObjectTag *> (tag.get()))
+        {
+            // hit an Object, toggle its selection state
+            CSVRender::Object* object = objectTag->mObject;
+            object->setSelected (!object->getSelected());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6071aedf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef CSV_RENDER_INSTANCEMODE_H
+#define CSV_RENDER_INSTANCEMODE_H
+
+#include "editmode.hpp"
+
+namespace CSVRender
+{
+    class InstanceMode : public EditMode
+    {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+
+            InstanceMode (WorldspaceWidget *worldspaceWidget, QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+            virtual void primaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag);
+
+            virtual void secondaryEditPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag);
+
+            virtual void selectPressed (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
index be4d32bb5..1c1dc4d6b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "object.hpp"
 #include "elements.hpp"
 #include "editmode.hpp"
+#include "instancemode.hpp"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -302,9 +303,7 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::addVisibilitySelectorButtons (
 void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::addEditModeSelectorButtons (CSVWidget::SceneToolMode *tool)
 {
     /// \todo replace EditMode with suitable subclasses
-    tool->addButton (
-        new EditMode (this, QIcon (":placeholder"), Element_Reference, "Instance editing"),
-        "object");
+    tool->addButton (new InstanceMode (this, tool), "object");
     tool->addButton (
         new EditMode (this, QIcon (":placeholder"), Element_Pathgrid, "Pathgrid editing"),
         "pathgrid");
@@ -515,15 +514,14 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::mousePressEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
     {
         osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag = mousePick (event);
 
-        if (tag)
-        {
-            if (CSVRender::ObjectTag *objectTag = dynamic_cast<CSVRender::ObjectTag *> (tag.get()))
-            {
-                // hit an Object, toggle its selection state
-                CSVRender::Object* object = objectTag->mObject;
-                object->setSelected (!object->getSelected());
-            }
-        }
+        EditMode& editMode = dynamic_cast<CSVRender::EditMode&> (*mEditMode->getCurrent());
+
+        if (button=="p-edit")
+            editMode.primaryEditPressed (tag);
+        else if (button=="s-edit")
+            editMode.secondaryEditPressed (tag);
+        else if (button=="select")
+            editMode.selectPressed (tag);
     }
 }