diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
index 80529d80d..6fa8ddaa8 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ int CSVRender::InstanceMode::getSubModeFromId (const std::string& id) const
 
 CSVRender::InstanceMode::InstanceMode (WorldspaceWidget *worldspaceWidget, QWidget *parent)
 : EditMode (worldspaceWidget, QIcon (":placeholder"), Mask_Reference, "Instance editing",
-  parent), mSubMode (0), mSelectionMode (0), mDragMode (DragMode_None), mDragAxis (-1),
-  mLocked (false)
+  parent), mSubMode (0), mSubModeId ("move"), mSelectionMode (0), mDragMode (DragMode_None),
+  mDragAxis (-1), mLocked (false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ void CSVRender::InstanceMode::activate (CSVWidget::SceneToolbar *toolbar)
             "</ul>"
             "<font color=Red>Not implemented yet</font color>");
 
+        mSubMode->setButton (mSubModeId);
+
         connect (mSubMode, SIGNAL (modeChanged (const std::string&)),
             this, SLOT (subModeChanged (const std::string&)));
     }
@@ -454,6 +456,7 @@ int CSVRender::InstanceMode::getSubMode() const
 
 void CSVRender::InstanceMode::subModeChanged (const std::string& id)
 {
+    mSubModeId = id;
     getWorldspaceWidget().abortDrag();
     getWorldspaceWidget().setSubMode (getSubModeFromId (id), Mask_Reference);
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
index 20b685916..db7fdaa96 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
             };
 
             CSVWidget::SceneToolMode *mSubMode;
+            std::string mSubModeId;
             InstanceSelectionMode *mSelectionMode;
             DragMode mDragMode;
             int mDragAxis;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.cpp
index 08e8ad5a4..c91890c69 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,27 @@ void CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::adjustToolTip (const ModeButton *activeMode)
     setToolTip (toolTip);
 }
 
+void CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::setButton (std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::iterator iter)
+{
+    for (std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::const_iterator iter2 = mButtons.begin();
+        iter2!=mButtons.end(); ++iter2)
+        iter2->first->setChecked (iter2==iter);
+
+    setIcon (iter->first->icon());
+    adjustToolTip (iter->first);
+
+    if (mCurrent!=iter->first)
+    {
+        if (mCurrent)
+            mCurrent->deactivate (mToolbar);
+
+        mCurrent = iter->first;
+        mCurrent->activate (mToolbar);
+    }
+
+    emit modeChanged (iter->second);
+}
+
 CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::SceneToolMode (SceneToolbar *parent, const QString& toolTip)
 : SceneTool (parent), mButtonSize (parent->getButtonSize()), mIconSize (parent->getIconSize()),
   mToolTip (toolTip), mFirst (0), mCurrent (0), mToolbar (parent)
@@ -101,9 +122,20 @@ std::string CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::getCurrentId() const
     return mButtons.find (mCurrent)->second;
 }
 
+void CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::setButton (const std::string& id)
+{
+    for (std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::iterator iter = mButtons.begin();
+        iter!=mButtons.end(); ++iter)
+        if (iter->second==id)
+        {
+            setButton (iter);
+            break;
+        }
+}
+
 void CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::selected()
 {
-    std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::const_iterator iter =
+    std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::iterator iter =
         mButtons.find (dynamic_cast<ModeButton *> (sender()));
 
     if (iter!=mButtons.end())
@@ -111,22 +143,6 @@ void CSVWidget::SceneToolMode::selected()
         if (!iter->first->hasKeepOpen())
             mPanel->hide();
 
-        for (std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::const_iterator iter2 = mButtons.begin();
-            iter2!=mButtons.end(); ++iter2)
-            iter2->first->setChecked (iter2==iter);
-
-        setIcon (iter->first->icon());
-        adjustToolTip (iter->first);
-
-        if (mCurrent!=iter->first)
-        {
-            if (mCurrent)
-                mCurrent->deactivate (mToolbar);
-
-            mCurrent = iter->first;
-            mCurrent->activate (mToolbar);
-        }
-
-        emit modeChanged (iter->second);
+        setButton (iter);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.hpp
index c274d84ab..192b3ee78 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/widget/scenetoolmode.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ namespace CSVWidget
             /// items to be added, the function must return true anyway.
             virtual bool createContextMenu (QMenu *menu);
 
+            void setButton (std::map<ModeButton *, std::string>::iterator iter);
+
         public:
 
             SceneToolMode (SceneToolbar *parent, const QString& toolTip);
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ namespace CSVWidget
             /// Must not be called if there aren't any buttons yet.
             std::string getCurrentId() const;
 
+            /// Manually change the current mode
+            void setButton (const std::string& id);
+
         signals:
 
             void modeChanged (const std::string& id);