diff --git a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/controllers/PivotController.js b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/controllers/PivotController.js
index 4c50248d1c..984cddb733 100644
--- a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/controllers/PivotController.js
+++ b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/controllers/PivotController.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {math} from "../../../math/math.js";
 
+const tempVec3a = math.vec3();
+const tempVec3b = math.vec3();
+
 /** @private */
 class PivotController {
 
@@ -82,11 +85,14 @@ class PivotController {
      *
      * @param {Number[]} worldPos The World-space pivot position.
      */
-    startPivot(worldPos) {
+    startPivot() {
 
-        const camera = this._scene.camera;
+        if (this._cameraLookingDownwards()) {
+            this._pivoting = false;
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        this.setPivotPos(worldPos || camera.look);
+        const camera = this._scene.camera;
 
         let lookat = math.lookAtMat4v(camera.eye, camera.look, camera.worldUp);
         math.transformPoint3(lookat, this._pivotWorldPos, this._cameraOffset);
@@ -113,6 +119,14 @@ class PivotController {
         this._pivoting = true;
     }
 
+    _cameraLookingDownwards() { // Returns true if angle between camera viewing direction and World-space "up" axis is too small
+        const camera = this._scene.camera;
+        const forwardAxis = math.normalizeVec3(math.subVec3(camera.look, camera.eye, tempVec3a));
+        const rightAxis = math.cross3Vec3(forwardAxis, camera.worldUp, tempVec3b);
+        let rightAxisLen = math.sqLenVec3(rightAxis);
+        return (rightAxisLen <= 0.0001);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if we are currently pivoting.
      *
diff --git a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/KeyboardAxisViewHandler.js b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/KeyboardAxisViewHandler.js
index e0ea81704f..0a3804af27 100644
--- a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/KeyboardAxisViewHandler.js
+++ b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/KeyboardAxisViewHandler.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class KeyboardAxisViewHandler {
             }
 
             if ((!configs.firstPerson) && configs.followPointer) {
-                controllers.pivotController.startPivot(center);
+                controllers.pivotController.setPivotPos(center);
             }
 
             if (controllers.cameraFlight.duration > 0) {
diff --git a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/MousePickHandler.js b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/MousePickHandler.js
index ea2d69f3dd..997a0c5776 100644
--- a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/MousePickHandler.js
+++ b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/MousePickHandler.js
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ class MousePickHandler {
 
                 if (e.which === 1) {// Left button
                     if (pickController.pickResult) {
-                        pivotController.startPivot(pickController.pickResult.worldPos);
+                        pivotController.setPivotPos(pickController.pickResult.worldPos);
+                        pivotController.startPivot();
                     } else {
+                        pivotController.setPivotPos(scene.camera.look);
                         pivotController.startPivot(); // Continue to use last pivot point
                     }
                 }
@@ -245,8 +247,10 @@ class MousePickHandler {
                             cameraControl.fire("pickedSurface", pickController.pickResult, true);
 
                             if ((!configs.firstPerson) && configs.followPointer) {
-                                controllers.pivotController.startPivot(pickController.pickResult.worldPos);
-                                controllers.pivotController.showPivot();
+                                controllers.pivotController.setPivotPos(pickController.pickResult.worldPos);
+                                if (controllers.pivotController.startPivot()) {
+                                    controllers.pivotController.showPivot();
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
@@ -288,8 +292,11 @@ class MousePickHandler {
                             const pickedEntityAABB = pickController.pickResult.entity.aabb;
                             const pickedEntityCenterPos = math.getAABB3Center(pickedEntityAABB);
 
-                            controllers.pivotController.startPivot(pickedEntityCenterPos);
-                            controllers.pivotController.showPivot();
+                            controllers.pivotController.setPivotPos(pickedEntityCenterPos);
+
+                            if (controllers.pivotController.startPivot()) {
+                                controllers.pivotController.showPivot();
+                            }
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -308,8 +315,11 @@ class MousePickHandler {
                             const sceneAABB = scene.aabb;
                             const sceneCenterPos = math.getAABB3Center(sceneAABB);
 
-                            controllers.pivotController.startPivot(sceneCenterPos);
-                            controllers.pivotController.showPivot();
+                            controllers.pivotController.setPivotPos(sceneCenterPos);
+
+                            if (controllers.pivotController.startPivot()) {
+                                controllers.pivotController.showPivot();
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/TouchPanRotateAndDollyHandler.js b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/TouchPanRotateAndDollyHandler.js
index eea1cd2b18..8e08f849c3 100644
--- a/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/TouchPanRotateAndDollyHandler.js
+++ b/src/viewer/scene/CameraControl/lib/handlers/TouchPanRotateAndDollyHandler.js
@@ -53,14 +53,18 @@ class TouchPanRotateAndDollyHandler {
                     pickController.update();
 
                     if (!configs.planView) {
-                        if (pickController.picked && pickController.pickedSurface && pickController.pickResult) {
+                        if (pickController.picked && pickController.pickedSurface && pickController.pickResult && pickController.pickResult.worldPos) {
 
-                            pivotController.startPivot(pickController.pickResult.worldPos);
-                            pivotController.showPivot();
+                            pivotController.setPivotPos(pickController.pickResult.worldPos);
+
+                            if (pivotController.startPivot()) {
+                                pivotController.showPivot();
+                            }
 
                         } else {
-                            pivotController.startPivot(); // Continue to use last pivot point
-                            pivotController.showPivot();
+                            if (pivotController.startPivot()) { // Continue to use last pivot point
+                                pivotController.showPivot();
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }