diff --git a/css/80_app.css b/css/80_app.css
index 1efee8c7d..89e53d976 100644
--- a/css/80_app.css
+++ b/css/80_app.css
@@ -1906,6 +1906,7 @@ div.combobox {
     margin-left: -30px;
     vertical-align: top;
     cursor: pointer;
+    pointer-events: none;
 }
 [dir='rtl'] .combobox-caret {
   margin-left: 0;
diff --git a/modules/ui/combobox.js b/modules/ui/combobox.js
index f8f6f8779..6a2e0174a 100644
--- a/modules/ui/combobox.js
+++ b/modules/ui/combobox.js
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
             .on('keydown.typeahead', keydown)
             .on('keyup.typeahead', keyup)
             .on('input.typeahead', change)
+            .on('mousedown', mousedown)
             .each(addCaret);
 
-
         function addCaret() {
             var parent = this.parentNode;
             var sibling = this.nextSibling;
@@ -65,22 +65,6 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
                 .attr('class', 'combobox-caret')
                 .merge(caret);
 
-            caret
-                .on('mousedown', function () {
-                    // prevent the form element from blurring. it blurs on mousedown
-                    d3_event.stopPropagation();
-                    d3_event.preventDefault();
-                    var combo = container.selectAll('.combobox');
-                    if (combo.empty()) {
-                        input.node().focus();
-                        fetch('', function() {
-                            show();
-                            render();
-                        });
-                    } else {
-                        hide();
-                    }
-                });
         }
 
 
@@ -205,6 +189,22 @@ export function uiCombobox(context, klass) {
         }
 
 
+        function mousedown() {
+            // prevent the form element from blurring. it blurs on mousedown
+            d3_event.stopPropagation();
+            d3_event.preventDefault();
+            var combo = container.selectAll('.combobox');
+            if (combo.empty()) {
+                input.node().focus();
+                fetch('', function() {
+                    show();
+                    render();
+                });
+            } else {
+                hide();
+            }
+        }
+
         function nav(dir) {
             if (!_suggestions.length) return;
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/inspector.js b/modules/ui/inspector.js
index e167ee41e..ccb415077 100644
--- a/modules/ui/inspector.js
+++ b/modules/ui/inspector.js
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ export function uiInspector(context) {
 
         var entity = context.entity(_entityID);
 
-        var isTaglessVertex = entity.geometry(context.graph()) === 'vertex' && !entity.hasNonGeometryTags();
-        // start with the preset list if the feature is new or is a vertex with no tags
-        var showPresetList = newFeature || isTaglessVertex;
+        var isTaglessOrIntersectionVertex = entity.geometry(context.graph()) === 'vertex' &&
+            (!entity.hasNonGeometryTags() && !entity.isHighwayIntersection(context.graph()));
+        // start with the preset list if the feature is new or is an uninteresting vertex
+        var showPresetList = newFeature || isTaglessOrIntersectionVertex;
 
         if (showPresetList) {
             wrap.style('right', '-100%');
diff --git a/modules/ui/raw_member_editor.js b/modules/ui/raw_member_editor.js
index 2689715c5..a6b52f60c 100644
--- a/modules/ui/raw_member_editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/raw_member_editor.js
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ export function uiRawMemberEditor(context) {
         if (!context.hasEntity(d.relation.id)) {
             context.enter(modeBrowse(context));
         }
+
+        utilHighlightEntity(d.id, false, context);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ui/combobox.js b/test/spec/ui/combobox.js
index 48953282a..a48a62ac5 100644
--- a/test/spec/ui/combobox.js
+++ b/test/spec/ui/combobox.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('uiCombobox', function() {
 
     it('adds combobox under container', function() {
         input.call(combobox.data(data));
-        body.selectAll('.combobox-caret').dispatch('mousedown');
+        body.selectAll('.combobox-input').dispatch('mousedown');
         expect(d3.select('.id-container > div.combobox').nodes().length).to.equal(1);
     });
 
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ describe('uiCombobox', function() {
 
     it('shows all entries when clicking on the caret', function() {
         input.property('value', 'foobar').call(combobox.data(data));
-        body.selectAll('.combobox-caret').dispatch('mousedown');
+        body.selectAll('.combobox-input').dispatch('mousedown');
         expect(body.selectAll('.combobox-option').size()).to.equal(5);
         expect(body.selectAll('.combobox-option').text()).to.equal('foobar');
     });
 
     it('is initially shown with no selection', function() {
         input.call(combobox.data(data));
-        body.selectAll('.combobox-caret').dispatch('mousedown');
+        body.selectAll('.combobox-input').dispatch('mousedown');
         expect(body.selectAll('.combobox-option.selected').size()).to.equal(0);
     });