diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/columncommand.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/columncommand.cpp
index 504fb98a..bdca0416 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/columncommand.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/columncommand.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "toonz/preferences.h"
 #include "toonz/tstageobjectid.h"
 
+#include "../toonz/xsheetviewer.h"
+
 // TnzBase includes
 #include "tfx.h"
 #include "tfxattributes.h"
@@ -1396,10 +1398,11 @@ public:
   void execute() override {
     TColumnSelection *selection = dynamic_cast<TColumnSelection *>(
         TApp::instance()->getCurrentSelection()->getSelection());
-    TXsheet *xsh       = TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->getXsheet();
-    int cc             = TApp::instance()->getCurrentColumn()->getColumnIndex();
-    bool sound_changed = false;
-    TTool *tool        = TApp::instance()->getCurrentTool()->getTool();
+    TXsheet *xsh          = TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->getXsheet();
+    XsheetViewer *xviewer = TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheetViewer();
+    int cc                = xviewer->getClickedColumn();
+    bool sound_changed    = false;
+    TTool *tool           = TApp::instance()->getCurrentTool()->getTool();
     TTool::Viewer *viewer = tool ? tool->getViewer() : nullptr;
     bool viewer_changed   = false;
 
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp
index f99e2769..8a56efe0 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.cpp
@@ -2194,9 +2194,6 @@ void ColumnArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
       TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->notifyXsheetChanged();
       return;
     }
-    // set the clicked column to current
-    else
-      m_viewer->setCurrentColumn(m_col);
 
     TXshColumn *column = xsh->getColumn(m_col);
     bool isEmpty       = !column || column->isEmpty();
@@ -2212,17 +2209,22 @@ void ColumnArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
 
     // clicking on the camera column
     if (m_col < 0) {
-      // lock button
-      if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::CAMERA_LOCK_AREA).contains(mouseInCell) &&
-          event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
-        m_doOnRelease = isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllLock : ToggleLock;
-      // config button
-      else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::CAMERA_CONFIG_AREA)
-                   .contains(mouseInCell) &&
-               event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
-        m_doOnRelease = OpenSettings;
-      // clicking another area means column selection
-      else {
+      if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::CAMERA_LOCK_AREA).contains(mouseInCell)) {
+        // lock button
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
+          m_doOnRelease = isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllLock : ToggleLock;
+        else
+          return;
+      } else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::CAMERA_CONFIG_AREA)
+                     .contains(mouseInCell)) {
+        // config button
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
+          m_doOnRelease = OpenSettings;
+        else
+          return;
+      } else {
+        // clicking another area means column selection
+        m_viewer->setCurrentColumn(m_col);
         if (m_viewer->getColumnSelection()->isColumnSelected(m_col) &&
             event->button() == Qt::RightButton)
           return;
@@ -2239,52 +2241,55 @@ void ColumnArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
            && (o->rect(PredefinedRect::LAYER_NUMBER).contains(mouseInCell) ||
                o->rect(PredefinedRect::LAYER_NAME).contains(mouseInCell)))) {
         setDragTool(XsheetGUI::DragTool::makeColumnMoveTool(m_viewer));
-      }
-      // lock button
-      else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::LOCK_AREA).contains(mouseInCell) &&
-               event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        m_doOnRelease = isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllLock : ToggleLock;
-      }
-      // preview button
-      else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::EYE_AREA).contains(mouseInCell) &&
-               event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        if (column->getSoundTextColumn()) {
-          // do nothing
-        } else {
-          m_doOnRelease =
-              isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllPreviewVisible : TogglePreviewVisible;
-          if (column->getSoundColumn())
-            TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->notifyXsheetSoundChanged();
-        }
-      }
-      // camstand button
-      else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::PREVIEW_LAYER_AREA)
-                   .contains(mouseInCell) &&
-               event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        if (column->getPaletteColumn() || column->getSoundTextColumn()) {
-          // do nothing
-        } else {
-          m_doOnRelease =
-              isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllTransparency : ToggleTransparency;
-          if (!o->flag(PredefinedFlag::CONFIG_AREA_VISIBLE) &&
-              !column->getSoundColumn())
-            startTransparencyPopupTimer(event);
-        }
-      }
-      // config button
-      else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::CONFIG_AREA).contains(mouseInCell) &&
-               event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        TXshZeraryFxColumn *zColumn =
-            dynamic_cast<TXshZeraryFxColumn *>(column);
-
-        if (column && (zColumn || column->getPaletteColumn() ||
-                       column->getSoundTextColumn())) {
-          // do nothing
+      } else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::LOCK_AREA).contains(mouseInCell)) {
+        // lock button
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
+          m_doOnRelease = isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllLock : ToggleLock;
+        else
+          return;
+      } else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::EYE_AREA).contains(mouseInCell)) {
+        // preview button
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+          if (column->getSoundTextColumn()) {
+            // do nothing
+          } else {
+            m_doOnRelease =
+                isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllPreviewVisible : TogglePreviewVisible;
+            if (column->getSoundColumn())
+              TApp::instance()->getCurrentXsheet()->notifyXsheetSoundChanged();
+          }
         } else
-          m_doOnRelease = OpenSettings;
-      }
-      // sound column
-      else if (column && column->getSoundColumn()) {
+          return;
+      } else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::PREVIEW_LAYER_AREA)
+                     .contains(mouseInCell)) {
+        // camstand button
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+          if (column->getPaletteColumn() || column->getSoundTextColumn()) {
+            // do nothing
+          } else {
+            m_doOnRelease =
+                isCtrlPressed ? ToggleAllTransparency : ToggleTransparency;
+            if (!o->flag(PredefinedFlag::CONFIG_AREA_VISIBLE) &&
+                !column->getSoundColumn())
+              startTransparencyPopupTimer(event);
+          }
+        } else
+          return;
+      } else if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::CONFIG_AREA).contains(mouseInCell)) {
+        // config button
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+          TXshZeraryFxColumn *zColumn =
+              dynamic_cast<TXshZeraryFxColumn *>(column);
+
+          if (column && (zColumn || column->getPaletteColumn() ||
+                         column->getSoundTextColumn())) {
+            // do nothing
+          } else
+            m_doOnRelease = OpenSettings;
+        } else
+          return;
+      } else if (column && column->getSoundColumn()) {
+        // sound column
         if (o->rect(PredefinedRect::SOUND_ICON).contains(mouseInCell)) {
           TXshSoundColumn *s = column->getSoundColumn();
           if (s) {
@@ -2314,9 +2319,9 @@ void ColumnArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
           setDragTool(XsheetGUI::DragTool::makeVolumeDragTool(m_viewer));
         else
           setDragTool(XsheetGUI::DragTool::makeColumnSelectionTool(m_viewer));
-      }
-      // clicking another area means column selection
-      else {
+      } else {
+        // clicking another area means column selection
+        m_viewer->setCurrentColumn(m_col);
         if (m_viewer->getColumnSelection()->isColumnSelected(m_col) &&
             event->button() == Qt::RightButton)
           return;
@@ -2378,6 +2383,7 @@ void ColumnArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
         TApp::instance()->getCurrentFx()->setFx(fx);
       }
     } else {
+      m_viewer->setCurrentColumn(m_col);
       if (m_viewer->getColumnSelection()->isColumnSelected(m_col) &&
           event->button() == Qt::RightButton)
         return;
@@ -2388,6 +2394,7 @@ void ColumnArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
     update();
 
   } else if (event->button() == Qt::MidButton) {
+    m_viewer->setCurrentColumn(m_col);
     m_pos       = event->pos();
     m_isPanning = true;
   }
@@ -2678,7 +2685,6 @@ void ColumnArea::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event) {
 
   bool isCamera = col < 0;
 
-  m_viewer->setCurrentColumn(col);
   TXsheet *xsh       = m_viewer->getXsheet();
   QPoint topLeft     = m_viewer->positionToXY(CellPosition(0, col));
   QPoint mouseInCell = event->pos() - topLeft;
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.h b/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.h
index ddc9e1e5..2f9b66f5 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xshcolumnviewer.h
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ public:
 
   QPixmap getColumnIcon(int columnIndex);
 
+  int getClickedColumn() { return m_col; }
+
   class Pixmaps {
   public:
     static const QPixmap &sound();
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp
index 5a9d8aa0..bc53054e 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.cpp
@@ -497,6 +497,14 @@ int XsheetViewer::getCurrentColumn() const {
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+int XsheetViewer::getClickedColumn() const {
+  if (!m_columnArea) return -1;
+
+  return m_columnArea->getClickedColumn();
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 int XsheetViewer::getCurrentRow() const {
   return TApp::instance()->getCurrentFrame()->getFrame();
 }
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h
index d383717e..3f448dd1 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonz/xsheetviewer.h
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ public:
 
   TXsheet *getXsheet() const;
   int getCurrentColumn() const;
+  int getClickedColumn() const;
   int getCurrentRow() const;
   //! Restituisce la \b objectId corrispondente alla colonna \b col
   TStageObjectId getObjectId(int col) const;