diff --git a/src/mcedit2/worldview/camera.py b/src/mcedit2/worldview/camera.py
index ab18297..962bda7 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/worldview/camera.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/worldview/camera.py
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ class CameraPanMouseAction(ViewAction):
 
     _stickyThreshold = 0.25
 
+    downTime = None
+
     def __init__(self, stickyAction):
         super(CameraPanMouseAction, self).__init__()
         self._stickyAction = stickyAction
@@ -585,10 +587,14 @@ class CameraPanMouseAction(ViewAction):
         self.mouseDragStart = x, y
 
     def buttonReleaseEvent(self, event):
+        if self.downTime is None:
+            return
+
         if event.view.stickyMouselook and time.time() - self.downTime < self._stickyThreshold:
             self._stickyAction.toggleSticky(event)
 
         self.mouseDragStart = None
+        self.downTime = None
 
     sensitivity = .15
 
diff --git a/src/mcedit2/worldview/viewaction.py b/src/mcedit2/worldview/viewaction.py
index 824afcc..1e3963d 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/worldview/viewaction.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/worldview/viewaction.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from mcedit2.util.settings import Settings
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 class ViewAction(QtCore.QObject):
     button = Qt.NoButton
     modifiers = Qt.NoModifier
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ class ViewAction(QtCore.QObject):
 
     def __init__(self):
         """
-        An action that can be bound to a keypress or mouse button click, drag, or movement with the bound key or button held.
+        An action that can be bound to a keypress or mouse button click, drag, or
+        movement with the bound key or button held.
 
         """
         super(ViewAction, self).__init__()
@@ -68,12 +70,17 @@ class ViewAction(QtCore.QObject):
         if key in (Qt.Key_Shift, Qt.Key_Control, Qt.Key_Alt, Qt.Key_Meta):
             modifiers = self.modifiers  # pressing modifier key by itself has modifiers set, but releasing modifiers does not
 
-        return self.key == key and (self.modifiers & modifiers or self.modifiers == modifiers)
+        matched = self.key == key
+
+        if event.type == QtCore.QEvent.KeyPress:
+            # Only match modifiers on key press, ignore modifiers on release to handle
+            # input sequences like: S down, Shift down, S up, Shift up
+            matched &= (self.modifiers == modifiers)
+        return matched
     
     def matchModifiers(self, event):
         return (self.modifiers is None or
-                (self.modifiers & event.modifiers() or
-                 self.modifiers == event.modifiers()))
+                self.modifiers == event.modifiers())
         
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
         """
@@ -134,7 +141,6 @@ class ViewAction(QtCore.QObject):
         :type event: QtGui.QEvent
         """
 
-
     def buttonName(self, buttons):
         if ViewAction._buttonNames is None:
             ViewAction._buttonNames = [
@@ -171,6 +177,7 @@ class ViewAction(QtCore.QObject):
             s += self.buttonName(self.button)
         return s
 
+
 class UseToolMouseAction(ViewAction):
     button = Qt.LeftButton
     labelText = "Use Tool (Don't change!)"
diff --git a/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py b/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py
index 8ff5cfa..023f485 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ class WorldView(QGLWidget):
         for action in self.viewActions:
             if action.button & event.button():
                 if action.matchModifiers(event):
-                    if not action.key or action.key in self.pressedKeys:
-                        action.mousePressEvent(event)
+                    action.mousePressEvent(event)
 
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
         self.augmentMouseEvent(event)
@@ -490,12 +489,13 @@ class WorldView(QGLWidget):
         self.update()
 
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
+        # Ignore modifiers on mouse release event and send mouse release to any
+        # actions that are set to the given button. This handles this series of inputs,
+        # for example:  Control Key down, Mouse1 down, Control Key up, Mouse1 up
         self.augmentMouseEvent(event)
         for action in self.viewActions:
             if action.button & event.button():
-                if action.matchModifiers(event):
-                    if not action.key or action.key in self.pressedKeys:
-                        action.mouseReleaseEvent(event)
+                action.mouseReleaseEvent(event)
 
     wheelPos = 0