diff --git a/Modules/QtWidgetsExt/include/QmitkPointListWidget.h b/Modules/QtWidgetsExt/include/QmitkPointListWidget.h
index d409290..e06a69b 100644
--- a/Modules/QtWidgetsExt/include/QmitkPointListWidget.h
+++ b/Modules/QtWidgetsExt/include/QmitkPointListWidget.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ signals:
     /// signal to inform about cleared or loaded point sets
     void PointListChanged();
 
-protected slots:
+public slots:
     void OnBtnSavePoints();
     void OnBtnLoadPoints();
     void RemoveSelectedPoint();
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.pointsetinteraction/src/internal/QmitkPointSetInteractionView.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.pointsetinteraction/src/internal/QmitkPointSetInteractionView.cpp
index 860ace9..c5bd1b9 100755
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.pointsetinteraction/src/internal/QmitkPointSetInteractionView.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.pointsetinteraction/src/internal/QmitkPointSetInteractionView.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ void QmitkPointSetInteractionView::OnAddPointSetClicked()
   selection.push_back( pointSetNode );
   this->FireNodesSelected( selection );
   this->OnSelectionChanged( selection );
+
+  m_Controls->m_PointListWidget->OnBtnAddPoint(true); // activate interactor
+  this->GetDefaultDataStorage()->Remove(pointSetNode);
+  this->GetDefaultDataStorage()->Add(pointSetNode);
 }
 
 void QmitkPointSetInteractionView::OnSelectionChanged(std::vector<mitk::DataNode*> nodes)