diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/RectangleSelectTool.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/RectangleSelectTool.cpp
index 832765dc2d..a7a52e0bb2 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/RectangleSelectTool.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/RectangleSelectTool.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ void RectangleSelectTool::on_mousedown(Layer&, GUI::MouseEvent&, GUI::MouseEvent
         return;
 
     m_selecting = true;
+    m_editor->selection().begin_interactive_selection();
+
     m_selection_start = image_event.position();
     m_selection_end = image_event.position();
     m_editor->update();
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ void RectangleSelectTool::on_mouseup(Layer&, GUI::MouseEvent&, GUI::MouseEvent&
         return;
 
     m_selecting = false;
+    m_editor->selection().end_interactive_selection();
+
     m_editor->update();
 
     auto rect_in_image = Gfx::IntRect::from_two_points(m_selection_start, m_selection_end);
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.cpp
index 6e645e9ddb..7bdef9d97d 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Selection::Selection(ImageEditor& editor)
     m_marching_ants_timer = Core::Timer::create_repeating(80, [this] {
         ++m_marching_ants_offset;
         m_marching_ants_offset %= marching_ant_length;
-        if (!is_empty())
+        if (!is_empty() || m_in_interactive_selection)
             m_editor.update();
     });
     m_marching_ants_timer->start();
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.h
index 9c73f4f29a..443e85d515 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Selection.h
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ public:
 
     void draw_marching_ants(Gfx::Painter&, Gfx::IntRect const&) const;
 
+    void begin_interactive_selection() { m_in_interactive_selection = true; }
+    void end_interactive_selection() { m_in_interactive_selection = false; }
+
 private:
     ImageEditor& m_editor;
     Gfx::IntRect m_rect;
     RefPtr<Core::Timer> m_marching_ants_timer;
     int m_marching_ants_offset { 0 };
+    bool m_in_interactive_selection { false };
 };
 
 }