diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/draw/elements/VisualElement.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/draw/elements/VisualElement.java
index 3fd8a0fba..83fb2f250 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/draw/elements/VisualElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/draw/elements/VisualElement.java
@@ -355,4 +355,11 @@ public class VisualElement implements Drawable, Moveable, AttributeListener {
         elementAttributes.set(Keys.ROTATE, new Rotation(rotate));
         minMax = null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return true if you can interact with this element
+     */
+    public boolean isIntractable() {
+        return interactor != null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/CircuitComponent.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/CircuitComponent.java
index 9cba62d00..9e8f0f593 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/CircuitComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/components/CircuitComponent.java
@@ -1019,21 +1019,30 @@ public class CircuitComponent extends JComponent {
 
         @Override
         void pressed(MouseEvent e) {
-            VisualElement ve = circuit.getElementAt(getPosVector(e));
+            VisualElement ve = getIntractableElementAt(e);
             if (ve != null)
                 interact(e, ve::elementPressed);
         }
 
+        private VisualElement getIntractableElementAt(MouseEvent e) {
+            List<VisualElement> elementList = circuit.getElementListAt(getPosVector(e));
+            for (VisualElement ve : elementList) {
+                if (ve.isIntractable())
+                    return ve;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
         @Override
         void released(MouseEvent e) {
-            VisualElement ve = circuit.getElementAt(getPosVector(e));
+            VisualElement ve = getIntractableElementAt(e);
             if (ve != null)
                 interact(e, ve::elementReleased);
         }
 
         @Override
         void clicked(MouseEvent e) {
-            VisualElement ve = circuit.getElementAt(getPosVector(e));
+            VisualElement ve = getIntractableElementAt(e);
             if (ve != null)
                 interact(e, ve::elementClicked);
         }