From 385cb347bb9879b62eafc97326b026cb3781689a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Di <ryan.weihao.di@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:27:36 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] reset to default tool after clearing out the canvas

---
 packages/excalidraw/actions/actionCanvas.tsx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionCanvas.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionCanvas.tsx
index 80a9eedaac..c30425d665 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionCanvas.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionCanvas.tsx
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export const actionClearCanvas = register({
         pasteDialog: appState.pasteDialog,
         activeTool:
           appState.activeTool.type === "image"
-            ? { ...appState.activeTool, type: "selection" }
+            ? { ...appState.activeTool, type: app.defaultSelectionTool }
             : appState.activeTool,
       },
       captureUpdate: CaptureUpdateAction.IMMEDIATELY,