diff --git a/gaphas/view/gtkview.py b/gaphas/view/gtkview.py
index 9dc9878..060d7fe 100644
--- a/gaphas/view/gtkview.py
+++ b/gaphas/view/gtkview.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class GtkView(Gtk.DrawingArea, Gtk.Scrollable, View):
         assert self._canvas
         items = self._qtree.find_intersect((pos[0], pos[1], 1, 1))
         for item in reversed(self._canvas.sort(items)):
-            if not selected and item in self.selected_items:
+            if not selected and item in self.selection.selected_items:
                 continue  # skip selected items
 
             v2i = self.get_matrix_v2i(item)
diff --git a/tests/test_view.py b/tests/test_view.py
index 7b4ecb7..012ad2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_view.py
+++ b/tests/test_view.py
@@ -29,25 +29,27 @@ class ViewFixture:
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def view_fixture():
-    return ViewFixture()
+    fixture = ViewFixture()
+    yield fixture
+    fixture.window.destroy()
 
 
 def test_get_item_at_point(view_fixture):
     """Hover tool only reacts on motion-notify events."""
     view_fixture.box.width = 50
     view_fixture.box.height = 50
-    assert len(view_fixture.view._qtree._ids) == 1
-    assert view_fixture.view._qtree._bucket.bounds != (
-        0,
-        0,
-        0,
-        0,
-    ), view_fixture.view._qtree._bucket.bounds
 
     assert view_fixture.view.get_item_at_point((10, 10)) is view_fixture.box
     assert view_fixture.view.get_item_at_point((60, 10)) is None
 
-    view_fixture.window.destroy()
+
+def test_get_unselected_item_at_point(view_fixture):
+    view_fixture.box.width = 50
+    view_fixture.box.height = 50
+    view_fixture.view.selection.select_items(view_fixture.box)
+
+    assert view_fixture.view.get_item_at_point((10, 10)) is view_fixture.box
+    assert view_fixture.view.get_item_at_point((10, 10), selected=False) is None
 
 
 def test_get_handle_at_point(view_fixture):