diff --cc src/datavisualization/qml/qquickdatavisbars.cpp
index 87f18944,08debeb7..00000000
--- a/src/datavisualization/qml/qquickdatavisbars.cpp
+++ b/src/datavisualization/qml/qquickdatavisbars.cpp
@@@ -592,43 -592,44 +592,47 @@@ void QQuickDataVisBars::handleMousePres
      if (Qt::LeftButton == event->button()) {
          auto mousePos = event->pos();
          auto pickResult = pickAll(mousePos.x(), mousePos.y());
--        QVector3D pickedPos(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 -        QQuick3DModel *model;
++        //QVector3D pickedPos(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
++        QQuick3DModel *model = nullptr;
  
          auto selectionMode = m_barsController->selectionMode();
          if (!selectionMode.testFlag(QAbstract3DGraph::SelectionNone)) {
              for (auto picked : pickResult) {
                  if (picked.objectHit()->objectName().contains(QStringLiteral("BarModel"))) {
--                    pickedPos = picked.scenePosition();
++                    //pickedPos = picked.scenePosition();
+                     model = picked.objectHit();
                      break;
                  }
              }
  
--            if (!pickedPos.isNull()) {
++            if (model/*!pickedPos.isNull()*/) {
                  float min = pickResult.at(0).distance();
                  for (auto it = m_barModelsMap.begin(); it != m_barModelsMap.end(); it++) {
                      if (!it.key()->isVisible())
                          continue;
  
 -                    QVector<BarModel *> barList = *it.value();
 -                    for (int i = 0; i < barList.count(); i++) {
 -                        QVector3D pos = barList.at(i)->model->position();
 -                        float dist = pickedPos.distanceToPoint(pos);
 -                        if (model == barList.at(i)->model/*m_selectedBarPos.isNull() || dist < min*/) {
 -                            min = dist;
 +                    for (int i = 0; i < it.value()->count(); i++) {
 +                        QVector3D pos = it.value()->at(i)->model->position();
-                         float dist = pickedPos.distanceToPoint(pos);
-                         if (m_selectedBarPos.isNull() || dist < min) {
-                             min = dist;
++                        //float dist = pickedPos.distanceToPoint(pos);
++                        if (model == it.value()->at(i)->model/*m_selectedBarPos.isNull() || dist < min*/) {
++                            //min = dist;
                              m_selectedBarSeries = it.key();
 -                            m_selectedBarCoord = barList.at(i)->coord;
 +                            m_selectedBarCoord = it.value()->at(i)->coord;
                              m_selectedBarPos = pos;
                              m_selectedIndex = i;
                          }
                      }
  
-                     if (selectionMode == QAbstract3DGraph::SelectionItem) {
 -                    if (!m_selectedBarPos.isNull()) {
 -                        m_selectedBarSeries->setSelectedBar(m_selectedBarCoord);
++                    if (selectionMode == QAbstract3DGraph::SelectionItem && m_selectedBarSeries) {
 +                        if (!m_selectedBarPos.isNull())
 +                            m_selectedBarSeries->setSelectedBar(m_selectedBarCoord);
 +                        else
 +                            m_selectedBarSeries->setSelectedBar(m_barsController->invalidSelectionPosition());
 +
                          m_barSelectionFound = true;
                          m_barsController->m_changeTracker.selectedBarChanged = true;
+                     } else if (m_selectedBarSeries) {
+                         m_selectedBarSeries->setSelectedBar(m_barsController->invalidSelectionPosition());
                      }
                  }
              } else {
diff --git a/examples/datavisualization/qmllegend/qml/qmllegend/main.qml b/examples/datavisualization/qmllegend/qml/qmllegend/main.qml
index a24b1896..91abdd78 100644
--- a/examples/datavisualization/qmllegend/qml/qmllegend/main.qml
+++ b/examples/datavisualization/qmllegend/qml/qmllegend/main.qml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Item {
         Bars3DNG {
             id: barGraph
             anchors.fill: parent
-            selectionMode: AbstractGraph3D.SelectionItemAndRow
+            selectionMode: AbstractGraph3D.SelectionItem//AndRow
             scene.activeCamera.cameraPreset: Camera3D.CameraPresetIsometricLeftHigh
             theme: firstTheme
             valueAxis.labelFormat: "%d\u00B0C"