From 4bc5ceb1094e3885aa34676a689d91b641dd2c0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JamesJCode <13408010-JamesJCode@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 22:02:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Allow selection of PCB_MARKERs when not on active layer

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/19258

(cherry picked from commit 669be5378ceface88be6223b6168f5302a144d49)
---
 patch | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 patch

diff --git a/patch b/patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ff58d499e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_selection_tool.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_selection_tool.cpp
+index 34144c325d..6d4b64bdb5 100644
+--- a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_selection_tool.cpp
++++ b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_selection_tool.cpp
+@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ bool PCB_SELECTION_TOOL::Selectable( const BOARD_ITEM* aItem, bool checkVisibili
+             }
+         }
+ 
+-        if( !onActiveLayer ) // We do not want to select items that are in the background
++        if( !onActiveLayer && aItem->Type() != PCB_MARKER_T ) // We do not want to select items that are in the background
+             return false;
+     }
+