diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 78f1361f..bdb556d3 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ canvasDiv.addEventListener('mousedown', ev => {
     let newHand = displayed.get().hand.withPos(eventPosRelativeTo(ev, canvas));
     let newInspector = syncArea(displayed.get()).
         withHand(newHand).
-        afterGrabbing(false, false). // Grab the gate.
+        afterGrabbing(false, false, true). // Grab the gate.
         withHand(newHand). // Lose the gate.
         afterTidyingUp().
         withJustEnoughWires(newHand, 0);
diff --git a/src/ui/DisplayedCircuit.js b/src/ui/DisplayedCircuit.js
index 9b1d35a8..970b952a 100644
--- a/src/ui/DisplayedCircuit.js
+++ b/src/ui/DisplayedCircuit.js
@@ -948,13 +948,24 @@ class DisplayedCircuit {
      * @param {!Hand} hand
      * @param {!boolean=false} duplicate
      * @param {!boolean=false} wholeColumn
+     * @param {!boolean=false} ignoreResizeTabs
      * @returns {!{newCircuit: !DisplayedCircuit, newHand: !Hand}}
      */
-    tryGrab(hand, duplicate=false, wholeColumn=false) {
+    tryGrab(hand, duplicate=false, wholeColumn=false, ignoreResizeTabs=false) {
         if (wholeColumn) {
             return this._tryGrabWholeColumn(hand, duplicate) || {newCircuit: this, newHand: hand};
         }
-        let {newCircuit, newHand} = this._tryGrabResizeTab(hand) || {newCircuit: this, newHand: hand};
+
+        let newHand = hand;
+        let newCircuit = this;
+        if (!ignoreResizeTabs) {
+            let resizing = this._tryGrabResizeTab(hand);
+            if (resizing !== undefined) {
+                newHand = resizing.newHand;
+                newCircuit = resizing.newCircuit;
+            }
+        }
+
         return newCircuit._tryGrabGate(newHand, duplicate) || {newCircuit, newHand};
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/DisplayedInspector.js b/src/ui/DisplayedInspector.js
index daae2b71..296166d8 100644
--- a/src/ui/DisplayedInspector.js
+++ b/src/ui/DisplayedInspector.js
@@ -146,15 +146,16 @@ class DisplayedInspector {
     /**
      * @param {!boolean=false} duplicate
      * @param {!boolean=false} wholeCol
+     * @param {!boolean=false} ignoreResizeTabs
      * @returns {!DisplayedInspector}
      */
-    afterGrabbing(duplicate=false, wholeCol=false) {
+    afterGrabbing(duplicate=false, wholeCol=false, ignoreResizeTabs=false) {
         let hand = this.hand;
         let circuit = this.displayedCircuit;
 
         hand = this.displayedToolboxTop.tryGrab(hand);
         hand = this.displayedToolboxBottom.tryGrab(hand);
-        let obj = circuit.tryGrab(hand, duplicate, wholeCol);
+        let obj = circuit.tryGrab(hand, duplicate, wholeCol, ignoreResizeTabs);
         hand = obj.newHand;
         circuit = obj.newCircuit;