diff --git a/SkeletonEditingPlugin.cc b/SkeletonEditingPlugin.cc
index 062d345f50b68e3fa5b3fd6b7ceabf7ab29564c9..60f2d8029c7426808be2d5e0d5d5e415fe6ffdbe 100644
--- a/SkeletonEditingPlugin.cc
+++ b/SkeletonEditingPlugin.cc
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void SkeletonEditingPlugin::placeManip(QMouseEvent * _event) {
 
       hitPoint = getNearestJoint(PluginFunctions::skeletonObject(object), hitPoint, data);
 
-      PluginFunctions::setDrawMode(ACG::SceneGraph::DrawModes::WIREFRAME);
+      PluginFunctions::setDrawMode(ACG::SceneGraph::DrawModes::SOLID_SMOOTH_SHADED | ACG::SceneGraph::DrawModes::WIREFRAME );
     }
 
     if (successfullyPicked) {