diff --git a/modules/ui/entity_editor.js b/modules/ui/entity_editor.js
index 9cb24141e..81e9071d6 100644
--- a/modules/ui/entity_editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/entity_editor.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export function uiEntityEditor(context) {
         _base = context.graph();
         _coalesceChanges = false;
 
-        loadActivePresets();
+        loadActivePresets(true);
 
         return entityEditor
             .modified(false);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export function uiEntityEditor(context) {
     };
 
 
-    function loadActivePresets() {
+    function loadActivePresets(isForNewSelection) {
 
         var graph = context.graph();
 
@@ -331,11 +331,14 @@ export function uiEntityEditor(context) {
             return presetManager.item(pID);
         });
 
-        // A "weak" preset doesn't set any tags. (e.g. "Address")
-        var weakPreset = _activePresets.length === 1 &&
-            Object.keys(_activePresets[0].addTags || {}).length === 0;
-        // Don't replace a weak preset with a fallback preset (e.g. "Point")
-        if (weakPreset && matches.length === 1 && matches[0].isFallback()) return;
+        if (!isForNewSelection) {
+            // A "weak" preset doesn't set any tags. (e.g. "Address")
+            var weakPreset = _activePresets.length === 1 &&
+                !_activePresets[0].isFallback() &&
+                Object.keys(_activePresets[0].addTags || {}).length === 0;
+            // Don't replace a weak preset with a fallback preset (e.g. "Point")
+            if (weakPreset && matches.length === 1 && matches[0].isFallback()) return;
+        }
 
         entityEditor.presets(matches);
     }