diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
index 394df8111d8..80f8c2b07aa 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
@@ -4333,7 +4333,7 @@ int ED_do_pose_selectbuffer(Scene *scene, Base *base, unsigned int *buffer, shor
 		}
 		
 		/* in weightpaint we select the associated vertex group too */
-		if (ob->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT) {
+		if (OBACT && OBACT->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT) {
 			if (nearBone->flag & BONE_ACTIVE) {
 				ED_vgroup_select_by_name(OBACT, nearBone->name);
 				DAG_id_flush_update(&OBACT->id, OB_RECALC_DATA);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawarmature.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawarmature.c
index fa810677fe8..497091f2660 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawarmature.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawarmature.c
@@ -2513,7 +2513,11 @@ int draw_armature(Scene *scene, View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3d, Base *base, int
 			/* drawing posemode selection indices or colors only in these cases */
 			if(!(base->flag & OB_FROMDUPLI)) {
 				if(G.f & G_PICKSEL) {
-					if(ob->mode & OB_MODE_POSE) 
+					if(OBACT && (OBACT->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT)) {
+						if(ob==modifiers_isDeformedByArmature(OBACT))
+							arm->flag |= ARM_POSEMODE;
+					}
+					else if(ob->mode & OB_MODE_POSE) 
 						arm->flag |= ARM_POSEMODE;
 				}
 				else if(ob->mode & OB_MODE_POSE) {
@@ -2530,8 +2534,8 @@ int draw_armature(Scene *scene, View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3d, Base *base, int
 					if ((flag & DRAW_SCENESET)==0) {
 						if(ob==OBACT) 
 							arm->flag |= ARM_POSEMODE;
-						else if(ob->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT) {
-							if(OBACT && ob==modifiers_isDeformedByArmature(OBACT))
+						else if(OBACT && (OBACT->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT)) {
+							if(ob==modifiers_isDeformedByArmature(OBACT))
 								arm->flag |= ARM_POSEMODE;
 						}
 						draw_pose_paths(scene, v3d, rv3d, ob);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c
index b1fec793b09..a37e916064c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ static void mouse_select(bContext *C, short *mval, short extend, short obcenter,
 					WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_OBJECT|ND_BONE_ACTIVE, basact->object);
 					
 					/* in weightpaint, we use selected bone to select vertexgroup, so no switch to new active object */
-					if(basact->object->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT) {
+					if(BASACT && BASACT->object->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT) {
 						/* prevent activating */
 						basact= NULL;
 					}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c
index 776f2e47d1e..e59ec3746e3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c
@@ -5289,7 +5289,7 @@ void createTransData(bContext *C, TransInfo *t)
 		{
 			if(ob_armature->type==OB_ARMATURE)
 			{
-				if(ob_armature->mode & OB_MODE_POSE)
+				if((ob_armature->mode & OB_MODE_POSE) && ob_armature == modifiers_isDeformedByArmature(ob))
 				{
 					createTransPose(C, t, ob_armature);
 					break;