diff --git a/js/id/modes/select.js b/js/id/modes/select.js
index b58a9d485..57d97817a 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/select.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/select.js
@@ -133,8 +133,16 @@ iD.modes.Select = function(entity, initial) {
 
         radialMenu = iD.ui.RadialMenu(entity, history);
 
-        if (d3.event) {
-            surface.call(radialMenu, d3.mouse(surface.node()));
+        if (d3.event && !initial) {
+            var loc = map.mouseCoordinates();
+
+            if (entity.type === 'node') {
+                loc = entity.loc;
+            } else if (entity.type === 'way') {
+                loc = iD.geo.chooseIndex(entity, d3.mouse(map.surface.node()), map).loc;
+            }
+
+            surface.call(radialMenu, map.projection(loc));
         }
     };