diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index adab87e38..7d4d950f3 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         drag_lines = [];
 
         RED.events.on("workspace:change",function(event) {
+            // Just in case the mouse left the workspace whilst doing an action,
+            // put us back into default mode so the refresh works
+            mouse_mode = 0
             if (event.old !== 0) {
                 workspaceScrollPositions[event.old] = {
                     left:chart.scrollLeft(),
@@ -955,7 +958,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     }
 
     function canvasMouseDown() {
-        if (RED.view.DEBUG) { 
+        if (RED.view.DEBUG) {
             console.warn("canvasMouseDown", { mouse_mode, point: d3.mouse(this), event: d3.event });
         }
         if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SELECTING_NODE) {
@@ -1719,7 +1722,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
     function canvasMouseUp() {
         lastClickPosition = [d3.event.offsetX/scaleFactor,d3.event.offsetY/scaleFactor];
-        if (RED.view.DEBUG) { 
+        if (RED.view.DEBUG) {
             console.warn("canvasMouseUp", { mouse_mode, point: d3.mouse(this), event: d3.event });
         }
         var i;
@@ -3719,7 +3722,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     function junctionMouseOutProxy(e) { junctionMouseOut(d3.select(this), this.__data__) }
 
     function linkMouseDown(d) {
-        if (RED.view.DEBUG) { 
+        if (RED.view.DEBUG) {
             console.warn("linkMouseDown", { mouse_mode, point: d3.mouse(this), event: d3.event });
         }
         if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SELECTING_NODE) {