diff --git a/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/Interval/FullView/NodalIntervalView.cpp b/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/Interval/FullView/NodalIntervalView.cpp
index 2253d06f8e..79a1b38255 100644
--- a/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/Interval/FullView/NodalIntervalView.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/Interval/FullView/NodalIntervalView.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ void NodalIntervalView::recenterRelativeToView()
   auto viewRect = QRectF{viewTopLeft, viewBottomRight};
   auto visibleRect = viewRect.intersected(parentRect);
 
-  // qDebug() << "\n- parent:" << parentRect << "\n- child:" << childRect
-  //          << "\n- view:" << viewRect << "\n- visible:" << visibleRect;
-
   auto childCenter
       = m_container->mapRectToParent(childRect).center() - m_container->pos();
   auto ourCenter = visibleRect.center();
@@ -135,6 +132,7 @@ void NodalIntervalView::recenter()
 
 void NodalIntervalView::rescale()
 {
+  recenterRelativeToView();
   auto parentRect = boundingRect();
   auto childRect = enclosingRect();
 
@@ -273,6 +271,9 @@ void NodalIntervalView::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* e)
 
   m_pressedPos = e->scenePos();
   e->accept();
+
+  score::SelectionDispatcher disp{m_context.selectionStack};
+  disp.select(m_model);
 }
 
 void NodalIntervalView::mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* e)
diff --git a/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioDocument/CentralNodalDisplay.cpp b/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioDocument/CentralNodalDisplay.cpp
index 70af147079..6f5d8cf191 100644
--- a/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioDocument/CentralNodalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioDocument/CentralNodalDisplay.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void CentralNodalDisplay::init()
       this->recenter();
   });
 
-  QTimer::singleShot(0, presenter, &NodalIntervalView::recenter);
+  QTimer::singleShot(0, presenter, &NodalIntervalView::recenterRelativeToView);
 }
 
 void CentralNodalDisplay::recenter()
diff --git a/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioEditor.cpp b/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioEditor.cpp
index a840f97518..ee3e0e3ac7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/score-plugin-scenario/Scenario/Document/ScenarioEditor.cpp
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ bool ScenarioEditor::paste(
       }
       else
       {
-        // FIXME proper nodal position
-        return pasteInInterval(*obj, QPointF{0., 0.}, mime, ctx);
+        return pasteInInterval(*obj, newProcessPosition(*obj), mime, ctx);
       }
     }
     else if(auto obj = qobject_cast<StateModel*>(sel.at(0)))
@@ -283,13 +282,15 @@ bool ScenarioEditor::paste(
     else if(auto obj = qobject_cast<Scenario::ProcessModel*>(sel.at(0)))
     {
       // Do nothing, handled below as we really need the position in the view
+      // FIXME if we're in nodal view and pasting just a process and
+      // not clicking in the scenario then it would be better to paste
+      // next to the scenario
     }
     else if(auto obj = qobject_cast<Process::ProcessModel*>(sel.at(0)))
     {
       if(auto itv = Scenario::closestParentInterval(obj))
       {
-        // FIXME proper nodal position
-        return pasteInInterval(*itv, QPointF{0., 0.}, mime, ctx);
+        return pasteInInterval(*itv, newProcessPosition(*itv), mime, ctx);
       }
     }
   }