diff --git a/src/mouse.cpp b/src/mouse.cpp
index 1df0896..352c17e 100644
--- a/src/mouse.cpp
+++ b/src/mouse.cpp
@@ -906,7 +906,8 @@ void GraphicsWindow::MouseLeftDown(double mx, double my) {
     v = v.Plus(projRight.ScaledBy(mx/scale));
     v = v.Plus(projUp.ScaledBy(my/scale));
 
-    hRequest hr;
+    hRequest hr = {};
+    hConstraint hc = {};
     switch(pending.operation) {
         case MNU_DATUM_POINT:
             hr = AddRequest(Request::DATUM_POINT);
@@ -961,6 +962,7 @@ void GraphicsWindow::MouseLeftDown(double mx, double my) {
             pending.operation = DRAGGING_NEW_POINT;
             pending.point = lns[1].entity(2);
             pending.description = "click to place other corner of rectangle";
+            hr = lns[0];
             break;
         }
         case MNU_CIRCLE:
@@ -1063,7 +1065,7 @@ void GraphicsWindow::MouseLeftDown(double mx, double my) {
             c.type        = Constraint::COMMENT;
             c.disp.offset = v;
             c.comment = "NEW COMMENT -- DOUBLE-CLICK TO EDIT";
-            Constraint::AddConstraint(&c);
+            hc = Constraint::AddConstraint(&c);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -1188,6 +1190,20 @@ void GraphicsWindow::MouseLeftDown(double mx, double my) {
             break;
     }
 
+    // Activate group with newly created request/constraint
+    Group *g = NULL;
+    if(hr.v != 0) {
+        Request *req = SK.GetRequest(hr);
+        g = SK.GetGroup(req->group);
+    }
+    if(hc.v != 0) {
+        Constraint *c = SK.GetConstraint(hc);
+        g = SK.GetGroup(c->group);
+    }
+    if(g != NULL) {
+        g->visible = true;
+    }
+
     SS.ScheduleShowTW();
     InvalidateGraphics();
 }