diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_manipulator.c
index 5059e3bcc40..5b777a1cda3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_manipulator.c
@@ -1641,6 +1641,11 @@ void BIF_draw_manipulator(const bContext *C)
 		mul_mat3_m4_fl(rv3d->twmat, ED_view3d_pixel_size(rv3d, rv3d->twmat[3]) * U.tw_size * 5.0f);
 	}
 
+	/* when looking through a selected camera, the manipulator can be at the
+	 * exact same position as the view, skip so we don't break selection */
+	if (fabsf(mat4_to_scale(rv3d->twmat)) < 1e-7f)
+		return;
+
 	test_manipulator_axis(C);
 	drawflags = rv3d->twdrawflag;    /* set in calc_manipulator_stats */
 
@@ -1679,6 +1684,11 @@ static int manipulator_selectbuf(ScrArea *sa, ARegion *ar, const int mval[2], fl
 	short hits;
 	extern void setwinmatrixview3d(ARegion *ar, View3D *v3d, rctf *rect); // XXX check a bit later on this... (ton)
 
+	/* when looking through a selected camera, the manipulator can be at the
+	 * exact same position as the view, skip so we don't break selection */
+	if (fabsf(mat4_to_scale(rv3d->twmat)) < 1e-7f)
+		return 0;
+
 	G.f |= G_PICKSEL;
 
 	rect.xmin = mval[0] - hotspot;