diff --git a/src/helper/selection-tools/bounding-box-tool.js b/src/helper/selection-tools/bounding-box-tool.js
index 54145d0b..1bbdd25b 100644
--- a/src/helper/selection-tools/bounding-box-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/selection-tools/bounding-box-tool.js
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class BoundingBoxTool {
 
         const hitProperties = {
             hitResult: hitResult,
-            clone: event.modifiers.alt,
-            multiselect: event.modifiers.shift
+            clone: clone,
+            multiselect: multiselect
         };
         if (this.mode === BoundingBoxModes.MOVE) {
             this._modeMap[this.mode].onMouseDown(hitProperties);
diff --git a/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js b/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
index c6a451d4..8ec0dfec 100644
--- a/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import paper from '@scratch/paper';
 import Modes from '../../modes/modes';
 import {styleShape} from '../style-path';
+import {clearSelection} from '../selection';
 import BoundingBoxTool from '../selection-tools/bounding-box-tool';
 
 /**
  * Tool for drawing rectangles.
  */
 class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
+    static get TOLERANCE () {
+        return 6;
+    }
     /**
      * @param {function} setSelectedItems Callback to set the set of selected items in the Redux state
      * @param {function} clearSelectedItems Callback to clear the set of selected items in the Redux state
@@ -14,33 +18,66 @@ class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
      */
     constructor (setSelectedItems, clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg) {
         super();
+        this.clearSelectedItems = clearSelectedItems;
         this.onUpdateSvg = onUpdateSvg;
         this.prevHoveredItemId = null;
         this.boundingBoxTool = new BoundingBoxTool(Modes.SELECT, setSelectedItems, clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg);
         
         // We have to set these functions instead of just declaring them because
         // paper.js tools hook up the listeners in the setter functions.
+        this.onMouseDown = this.handleMouseDown;
         this.onMouseDrag = this.handleMouseDrag;
         this.onMouseUp = this.handleMouseUp;
 
         this.downPoint = null;
         this.rect = null;
         this.colorState = null;
+        this.isBoundingBoxMode = null;
+    }
+    getHitOptions () {
+        return {
+            segments: true,
+            stroke: true,
+            curves: true,
+            fill: true,
+            guide: false,
+            match: hitResult =>
+                (hitResult.item.data && hitResult.item.data.isHelperItem) ||
+                hitResult.item.selected, // Allow hits on bounding box and selected only
+            tolerance: RectTool.TOLERANCE / paper.view.zoom
+        };
     }
     setColorState (colorState) {
         this.colorState = colorState;
     }
+    handleMouseDown (event) {
+        const clickedItem = paper.project.hitTest(event.point, this.getHitOptions());
+        if (clickedItem) {
+            this.isBoundingBoxMode = true;
+            this.boundingBoxTool.onMouseDown(event, false /* clone */, false /* multiselect */, this.getHitOptions());
+        } else {
+            this.isBoundingBoxMode = false;
+            this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
+            clearSelection(this.clearSelectedItems);
+        }
+    }
     handleMouseDrag (event) {
         if (event.event.button > 0) return;  // only first mouse button
 
+        if (this.isBoundingBoxMode) {
+            this.boundingBoxTool.onMouseDrag(event);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (this.rect) {
             this.rect.remove();
         }
-        this.rect = new paper.Path.Rectangle(event.downPoint, event.point);
-        
+
+        const rect = new paper.Rectangle(event.downPoint, event.point);
         if (event.modifiers.shift) {
-            this.rect.height = this.rect.width;
+            rect.height = rect.width;
         }
+        this.rect = new paper.Path.Rectangle(rect);
         
         if (event.modifiers.alt) {
             this.rect.position = event.downPoint;
@@ -51,15 +88,21 @@ class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
     handleMouseUp (event) {
         if (event.event.button > 0) return;  // only first mouse button
         
+        if (this.isBoundingBoxMode) {
+            this.boundingBoxTool.onMouseUp(event);
+            this.isBoundingBoxMode = null;
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (this.rect) {
+            this.rect.selected = true;
+            this.boundingBoxTool.setSelectionBounds();
             this.onUpdateSvg();
             this.rect = null;
         }
     }
     deactivateTool () {
-        this.downPoint = null;
-        this.rect = null;
-        this.colorState = null;
+        this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
     }
 }