diff --git a/packages/editor/src/lib/editor/tools/BaseBoxShapeTool/children/Pointing.ts b/packages/editor/src/lib/editor/tools/BaseBoxShapeTool/children/Pointing.ts
index 560736d20..fb725b0e4 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/lib/editor/tools/BaseBoxShapeTool/children/Pointing.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/lib/editor/tools/BaseBoxShapeTool/children/Pointing.ts
@@ -34,19 +34,21 @@ export class Pointing extends StateNode {
 
 			this.editor.mark(this.markId)
 
-			this.editor.createShapes<TLBaseBoxShape>([
-				{
-					id,
-					type: shapeType,
-					x: originPagePoint.x,
-					y: originPagePoint.y,
-					props: {
-						w: 1,
-						h: 1,
+			this.editor
+				.createShapes<TLBaseBoxShape>([
+					{
+						id,
+						type: shapeType,
+						x: originPagePoint.x,
+						y: originPagePoint.y,
+						props: {
+							w: 1,
+							h: 1,
+						},
 					},
-				},
-			])
-			this.editor.select(id)
+				])
+				.select(id)
+
 			this.editor.setCurrentTool('select.resizing', {
 				...info,
 				target: 'selection',
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/shapes/note/toolStates/Pointing.ts b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/shapes/note/toolStates/Pointing.ts
index 4beb724cc..47251a8f8 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/shapes/note/toolStates/Pointing.ts
+++ b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/shapes/note/toolStates/Pointing.ts
@@ -107,15 +107,16 @@ export class Pointing extends StateNode {
 		this.markId = `creating:${id}`
 		this.editor.mark(this.markId)
 
-		this.editor.createShapes([
-			{
-				id,
-				type: 'note',
-				x: originPagePoint.x,
-				y: originPagePoint.y,
-			},
-		])
-		this.editor.select(id)
+		this.editor
+			.createShapes([
+				{
+					id,
+					type: 'note',
+					x: originPagePoint.x,
+					y: originPagePoint.y,
+				},
+			])
+			.select(id)
 
 		const shape = this.editor.getShape<TLNoteShape>(id)!
 		const bounds = this.editor.getShapeGeometry(shape).bounds