diff --git a/js/id/modes/add_point.js b/js/id/modes/add_point.js
index f2dad0bcf..8e83fe7f0 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/add_point.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/add_point.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ iD.modes.AddPoint = function(context) {
             iD.actions.AddEntity(node),
             t('operations.add.annotation.point'));
 
-        context.enter(iD.modes.Select(context, [node.id], true));
+        context.enter(iD.modes.Select(context, [node.id]).newFeature(true));
     }
 
     function addWay(loc, edge) {