diff --git a/src/main_gui.cpp b/src/main_gui.cpp
index 113ce8a864..9b987dcaf1 100644
--- a/src/main_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/main_gui.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ struct MainWindow : Window
 				break;
 			}
 
-			case GHK_RESET_OBJECT_TO_PLACE: ResetObjectToPlace(); break;
+			case GHK_RESET_OBJECT_TO_PLACE: ResetObjectToPlace(); ToolbarSelectLastTool(); break;
 			case GHK_DELETE_WINDOWS: DeleteNonVitalWindows(); break;
 			case GHK_DELETE_NONVITAL_WINDOWS: DeleteAllNonVitalWindows(); break;
 			case GHK_REFRESH_SCREEN: MarkWholeScreenDirty(); break;
diff --git a/src/road_gui.cpp b/src/road_gui.cpp
index 8058ed5668..13851e1027 100644
--- a/src/road_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/road_gui.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,16 @@ struct BuildRoadToolbarWindow : Window {
 		DeleteWindowByClass(WC_BUILD_BRIDGE);
 	}
 
+	virtual void SelectLastTool()
+	{
+		// User misplaced something - activate last selected tool again
+		if (this->last_started_action == WIDGET_LIST_END)
+			return;
+		Point dummy = {0, 0};
+		this->RaiseWidget(this->last_started_action);
+		this->OnClick(dummy, this->last_started_action, 0);
+	}
+
 	virtual void OnPlaceDrag(ViewportPlaceMethod select_method, ViewportDragDropSelectionProcess select_proc, Point pt)
 	{
 		/* Here we update the end tile flags
diff --git a/src/video/sdl_v.cpp b/src/video/sdl_v.cpp
index e70006058b..1cabec456c 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/sdl_v.cpp
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ int VideoDriver_SDL::PollEvent()
 					// Two-finger click - hacky way to determine if the right mouse button is already pressed without processing the left button event
 					// Cancel whatewer action we were doing, to allow two finger scrolling
 					ResetObjectToPlace();
+					SelectLastTool();
 				}
 #endif
 			} else if (ev.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT) {
diff --git a/src/viewport.cpp b/src/viewport.cpp
index de4577d962..ade73e3a85 100644
--- a/src/viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/viewport.cpp
@@ -2941,6 +2941,9 @@ void SetObjectToPlaceWnd(CursorID icon, PaletteID pal, HighLightStyle mode, Wind
 
 #include "table/animcursors.h"
 
+static WindowClass _last_selected_window_class;
+static WindowNumber _last_selected_window_number;
+
 void SetObjectToPlace(CursorID icon, PaletteID pal, HighLightStyle mode, WindowClass window_class, WindowNumber window_num)
 {
 	if (_thd.window_class != WC_INVALID) {
@@ -2987,9 +2990,20 @@ void SetObjectToPlace(CursorID icon, PaletteID pal, HighLightStyle mode, WindowC
 
 void ResetObjectToPlace()
 {
+	if (_thd.window_class != WC_INVALID) {
+		_last_selected_window_class = _thd.window_class;
+		_last_selected_window_number = _thd.window_number;
+	}
 	SetObjectToPlace(SPR_CURSOR_MOUSE, PAL_NONE, HT_NONE, WC_MAIN_WINDOW, 0);
 }
 
+void ToolbarSelectLastTool()
+{
+	Window *w = FindWindowById(_last_selected_window_class, _last_selected_window_number);
+	if (w != NULL) w->SelectLastTool();
+	_last_selected_window_class = WC_INVALID;
+}
+
 Point GetViewportStationMiddle(const ViewPort *vp, const Station *st)
 {
 	int x = TileX(st->xy) * TILE_SIZE;
diff --git a/src/viewport_func.h b/src/viewport_func.h
index baa06e48ca..7250c6fa37 100644
--- a/src/viewport_func.h
+++ b/src/viewport_func.h
@@ -82,4 +82,6 @@ void MarkTileDirtyByTile(TileIndex tile);
 
 Point GetViewportStationMiddle(const ViewPort *vp, const Station *st);
 
+void ToolbarSelectLastTool();
+
 #endif /* VIEWPORT_FUNC_H */
diff --git a/src/window_gui.h b/src/window_gui.h
index e03912b12d..a92b0be869 100644
--- a/src/window_gui.h
+++ b/src/window_gui.h
@@ -747,6 +747,10 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void OnPlaceObjectAbort() {}
 
+	/**
+	 * Select the cancelled tool again, this is called after OnPlaceObjectAbort()
+	 */
+	virtual void SelectLastTool() {}
 
 	/**
 	 * The user is dragging over the map when the tile highlight mode