diff --git a/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.cpp b/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.cpp
index b6d0a8d73a2..171ff7f0393 100644
--- a/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.cpp
@@ -1887,6 +1887,12 @@ void TileMapLayer::_update_self_texture_repeat(RS::CanvasItemTextureRepeat p_tex
 	emit_signal(CoreStringName(changed));
 }
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+bool TileMapLayer::_edit_is_selected_on_click(const Point2 &p_point, double p_tolerance) const {
+	return get_cell_source_id(local_to_map(p_point)) != TileSet::INVALID_SOURCE;
+}
+#endif
+
 void TileMapLayer::set_as_tile_map_internal_node(int p_index) {
 	// Compatibility with TileMap.
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(get_parent());
diff --git a/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.h b/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.h
index b0aaaafe5dd..c71f13d7beb 100644
--- a/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.h
+++ b/scene/2d/tile_map_layer.h
@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ protected:
 	virtual void _update_self_texture_repeat(RS::CanvasItemTextureRepeat p_texture_repeat) override;
 
 public:
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	virtual bool _edit_is_selected_on_click(const Point2 &p_point, double p_tolerance) const override;
+#endif
+
 	// TileMap node.
 	void set_as_tile_map_internal_node(int p_index);
 	int get_index_in_tile_map() const {