diff --git a/src/Input/FGMouseInput.cxx b/src/Input/FGMouseInput.cxx
index 879fe3dfd..ea29d8de8 100644
--- a/src/Input/FGMouseInput.cxx
+++ b/src/Input/FGMouseInput.cxx
@@ -704,3 +704,13 @@ bool FGMouseInput::isRightDragToLookEnabled() const
 
     return (d->rightClickModeCycle == false);
 }
+
+bool FGMouseInput::isActiveModePassThrough() const
+{
+    if (!d) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    mouse &m = d->mice[0];
+    return m.modes[m.current_mode].pass_through;
+}
diff --git a/src/Input/FGMouseInput.hxx b/src/Input/FGMouseInput.hxx
index acf1c2ffa..989a2267a 100644
--- a/src/Input/FGMouseInput.hxx
+++ b/src/Input/FGMouseInput.hxx
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ public:
      * @return
      */
     bool isRightDragToLookEnabled() const;
+    
+    /**
+     * @brief check if the active mode passes clicks through to the UI or not
+     */
+    bool isActiveModePassThrough() const;
 private:
   void processMotion(int x, int y, const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* ea);
     
diff --git a/src/Viewer/PUICamera.cxx b/src/Viewer/PUICamera.cxx
index eea14b77d..590db5fca 100644
--- a/src/Viewer/PUICamera.cxx
+++ b/src/Viewer/PUICamera.cxx
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ public:
             case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RELEASE):
             {
                 FGMouseInput* mouseSubsystem = globals->get_subsystem<FGInput>()->get_subsystem<FGMouseInput>();
-                if (mouseSubsystem &&
-                    mouseSubsystem->isRightDragToLookEnabled() &&
-                    _mouse0RightButtonNode->getBoolValue())
-                {
+                if (mouseSubsystem && !mouseSubsystem->isActiveModePassThrough()) {
                     return false;
                 }