diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/ImageEditor.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/ImageEditor.cpp
index e4212781a4..8de57a6fb9 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/ImageEditor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/ImageEditor.cpp
@@ -521,8 +521,10 @@ void ImageEditor::set_active_tool(Tool* tool)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (m_active_tool)
+    if (m_active_tool) {
+        m_active_tool->on_tool_deactivation();
         m_active_tool->clear();
+    }
 
     m_active_tool = tool;
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/Tool.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/Tool.h
index 0662e46f80..4f056ab5a5 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/Tool.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/Tool.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool on_keydown(GUI::KeyEvent const&);
     virtual void on_keyup(GUI::KeyEvent&) { }
     virtual void on_tool_activation() { }
+    virtual void on_tool_deactivation() { }
     virtual GUI::Widget* get_properties_widget() { return nullptr; }
     virtual Variant<Gfx::StandardCursor, NonnullRefPtr<Gfx::Bitmap>> cursor() { return Gfx::StandardCursor::None; }
     virtual Gfx::IntPoint point_position_to_preferred_cell(Gfx::FloatPoint position) const { return position.to_type<int>(); }