diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/app/control.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/app/control.rs
index f2a35b16c..62a8366e7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/app/control.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/app/control.rs
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ impl VectorcraftApp {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                control::Outcome::AfterToolEdit { from, to, document, tool } => {
-                    self.pointer_replies.push(control::PendingPointerReply { from, to, document, tool, reply });
+                control::Outcome::AfterToolEdit { from, to, document } => {
+                    self.pointer_replies.push(control::PendingPointerReply { from, to, document, reply });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ impl VectorcraftApp {
     /// Sends the waiting `ui.pointer` replies whose events have been made.
     fn send_pointer_replies(&mut self) {
         for pending in std::mem::take(&mut self.pointer_replies) {
-            let control::PendingPointerReply { from, to, document, tool, reply } = pending;
+            let control::PendingPointerReply { from, to, document, reply } = pending;
             if self.session.input_applied(from, to) {
-                let _ = reply.send(control::pointer_reply_for(self, document, &tool));
+                let _ = reply.send(control::pointer_reply_for(self, document));
             } else {
-                self.pointer_replies.push(control::PendingPointerReply { from, to, document, tool, reply });
+                self.pointer_replies.push(control::PendingPointerReply { from, to, document, reply });
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
index 2e632616c..e61c0d048 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/control.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ pub(crate) struct PendingPointerReply {
     pub from: u64,
     pub to: u64,
     pub document: Option<u64>,
-    pub tool: String,
     pub reply: Sender<ControlResponse>,
 }
 
@@ -160,16 +159,15 @@ pub enum Outcome {
         from: u64,
         to: u64,
         document: Option<u64>,
-        tool: String,
     },
 }
 
 /// The reply to `ui.pointer`: the selection, the key object and the active tool.
 pub(crate) fn pointer_reply(app: &mut VectorcraftApp) -> Value {
-    pointer_reply_for(app, app.session.active().map(|d| d.uid), app.session.tool_id())
+    pointer_reply_for(app, app.session.active().map(|d| d.uid))
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn pointer_reply_for(app: &VectorcraftApp, document: Option<u64>, tool: &str) -> Value {
+pub(crate) fn pointer_reply_for(app: &VectorcraftApp, document: Option<u64>) -> Value {
     let state = document.and_then(|uid| app.session.documents().iter().find(|d| d.uid == uid));
     match state {
         Some(state) => json!({
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ pub(crate) fn pointer_reply_for(app: &VectorcraftApp, document: Option<u64>, too
             "result": {
                 "selection": state.selection.objects.iter().map(|id| id.0).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
                 "key": state.selection.key.map(|id| id.0),
-                "tool": tool,
+                "tool": app.session.tool_id(),
             }
         }),
         None => json!({"ok": false, "error": "the gesture's document is no longer open"}),
@@ -580,7 +578,7 @@ fn pointer_events(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, req: &ControlRe
     // a hover is answered at once.
     let to = app.session.input_count();
     if !app.session.input_applied(from, to) {
-        return Outcome::AfterToolEdit { from, to, document: app.session.active().map(|d| d.uid), tool: app.session.tool_id().to_string() };
+        return Outcome::AfterToolEdit { from, to, document: app.session.active().map(|d| d.uid) };
     }
     Outcome::Done(pointer_reply(app))
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/control/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/control/tests.rs
index fc2ef0100..9427675a4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/control/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/control/tests.rs
@@ -20,21 +20,17 @@ fn deferred_pointer_reply_uses_the_gesture_document_after_file_new() {
     app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [id]})).unwrap();
     let (reply, received) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
     let at = app.session.input_count();
-    app.pointer_replies.push(super::PendingPointerReply {
-        from: at,
-        to: at,
-        document: app.session.active().map(|d| d.uid),
-        tool: app.session.tool_id().to_string(),
-        reply,
-    });
+    app.pointer_replies.push(super::PendingPointerReply { from: at, to: at, document: app.session.active().map(|d| d.uid), reply });
 
     app.run("file.new", json!({"width": 200, "height": 200})).unwrap();
+    app.run("tool.select", json!({"tool": "rectangle"})).unwrap();
     app.answer_pointer_replies(&egui::Context::default());
 
     let result = received.try_recv().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(result["ok"], true, "{result}");
     assert_eq!(result["result"]["selection"], json!([id]));
     assert_eq!(result["result"]["key"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(result["result"]["tool"], "rectangle");
 }
 
 #[test]