diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
index fdfca23b4..1c86eb631 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/group.js
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ RED.group = (function() {
     var groupStyleClipboard;
 
     function copyGroupStyle() {
+        if (RED.view.state() !== RED.state.DEFAULT) { return }
         var selection = RED.view.selection();
         if (selection.nodes && selection.nodes.length === 1 && selection.nodes[0].type === 'group') {
             groupStyleClipboard = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(selection.nodes[0].style));
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ RED.group = (function() {
         }
     }
     function pasteGroupStyle() {
+        if (RED.view.state() !== RED.state.DEFAULT) { return }
         if (groupStyleClipboard) {
             var selection = RED.view.selection();
             if (selection.nodes) {
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ RED.group = (function() {
     }
 
     function groupSelection() {
+        if (RED.view.state() !== RED.state.DEFAULT) { return }
         var selection = RED.view.selection();
         if (selection.nodes) {
             var group = createGroup(selection.nodes);
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@ RED.group = (function() {
         }
     }
     function ungroupSelection() {
+        if (RED.view.state() !== RED.state.DEFAULT) { return }
         var selection = RED.view.selection();
         if (selection.nodes) {
             var newSelection = [];
@@ -351,8 +355,7 @@ RED.group = (function() {
     }
 
     function mergeSelection() {
-        // TODO: this currently creates an entirely new group. Need to merge properties
-        //       of any existing group
+        if (RED.view.state() !== RED.state.DEFAULT) { return }
         var selection = RED.view.selection();
         if (selection.nodes) {
             var nodes = [];
@@ -420,6 +423,7 @@ RED.group = (function() {
     }
 
     function removeSelection() {
+        if (RED.view.state() !== RED.state.DEFAULT) { return }
         var selection = RED.view.selection();
         if (selection.nodes) {
             var nodes = [];