diff --git a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs
index cf8f90534c..f49a1c8907 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/document_message_handler.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ pub struct DocumentMessageHandler {
 	/// Whether or not the editor has executed the network to render the document yet. If this is opened as an inactive tab, it won't be loaded initially because the active tab is prioritized.
 	#[serde(skip)]
 	pub is_loaded: bool,
+	/// Whether or not if rendering image data via the canvas should be disabled forcefully. Currently it only checks for eyedropper.
+	#[serde(skip)]
+	pub disable_canvas_override: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for DocumentMessageHandler {
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ impl Default for DocumentMessageHandler {
 			auto_saved_hash: None,
 			layer_range_selection_reference: None,
 			is_loaded: false,
+			disable_canvas_override: false,
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -182,6 +186,8 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, DocumentMessageContext<'_>> for DocumentMes
 			device_pixel_ratio,
 		} = context;
 
+		self.disable_canvas_override = *current_tool == ToolType::Eyedropper;
+
 		match message {
 			// Sub-messages
 			DocumentMessage::Navigation(message) => {
diff --git a/editor/src/node_graph_executor.rs b/editor/src/node_graph_executor.rs
index 0b4ceb38b7..03f90fdf02 100644
--- a/editor/src/node_graph_executor.rs
+++ b/editor/src/node_graph_executor.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ impl NodeGraphExecutor {
 
 	/// Adds an evaluate request for whatever current network is cached.
 	pub(crate) fn submit_current_node_graph_evaluation(&mut self, document: &mut DocumentMessageHandler, viewport_resolution: UVec2, time: TimingInformation) -> Result<(), String> {
+		let disable_canvas_override = document.disable_canvas_override;
 		let render_config = RenderConfig {
 			viewport: Footprint {
 				transform: document.metadata().document_to_viewport,
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ impl NodeGraphExecutor {
 			view_mode: document.view_mode,
 			hide_artboards: false,
 			for_export: false,
+			disable_canvas_override,
 		};
 
 		// Execute the node graph
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ impl NodeGraphExecutor {
 			view_mode: document.view_mode,
 			hide_artboards: export_config.transparent_background,
 			for_export: true,
+			disable_canvas_override: false,
 		};
 		export_config.size = size;
 
@@ -336,6 +339,7 @@ impl NodeGraphExecutor {
 			for_export: false,
 			for_mask: false,
 			alignment_parent_transform: None,
+			disable_canvas_override: false
 		};
 
 		// Render SVG
diff --git a/editor/src/node_graph_executor/runtime.rs b/editor/src/node_graph_executor/runtime.rs
index b4362ce833..3eb649acbb 100644
--- a/editor/src/node_graph_executor/runtime.rs
+++ b/editor/src/node_graph_executor/runtime.rs
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ impl NodeRuntime {
 			hide_artboards: false,
 			for_export: false,
 			for_mask: false,
+			disable_canvas_override: false,
 			alignment_parent_transform: None,
 		};
 		let mut render = SvgRender::new();
diff --git a/node-graph/gapplication-io/src/lib.rs b/node-graph/gapplication-io/src/lib.rs
index 42a981caf5..d14242aec4 100644
--- a/node-graph/gapplication-io/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node-graph/gapplication-io/src/lib.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ pub struct RenderConfig {
 	pub view_mode: ViewMode,
 	pub hide_artboards: bool,
 	pub for_export: bool,
+	pub disable_canvas_override: bool
 }
 
 struct Logger;
diff --git a/node-graph/gstd/src/wasm_application_io.rs b/node-graph/gstd/src/wasm_application_io.rs
index 91b9695b45..017c3229eb 100644
--- a/node-graph/gstd/src/wasm_application_io.rs
+++ b/node-graph/gstd/src/wasm_application_io.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ where
 	let resolution = footprint.resolution;
 	let render_params = RenderParams {
 		culling_bounds: None,
+		disable_canvas_override: false,
 		..Default::default()
 	};
 
@@ -311,7 +312,12 @@ async fn render<'a: 'n, T: 'n + GraphicElementRendered + WasmNotSend>(
 		.into_context();
 	ctx.footprint();
 
-	let RenderConfig { hide_artboards, for_export, .. } = render_config;
+	let RenderConfig {
+		hide_artboards,
+		for_export,
+		disable_canvas_override,
+		..
+	} = render_config;
 	let render_params = RenderParams {
 		view_mode: render_config.view_mode,
 		culling_bounds: None,
@@ -320,6 +326,7 @@ async fn render<'a: 'n, T: 'n + GraphicElementRendered + WasmNotSend>(
 		for_export,
 		for_mask: false,
 		alignment_parent_transform: None,
+		disable_canvas_override,
 	};
 
 	let data = data.eval(ctx.clone()).await;
diff --git a/node-graph/gsvg-renderer/src/renderer.rs b/node-graph/gsvg-renderer/src/renderer.rs
index 88324ee027..8e7319d5af 100644
--- a/node-graph/gsvg-renderer/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/node-graph/gsvg-renderer/src/renderer.rs
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ pub struct RenderParams {
 	pub for_export: bool,
 	/// Are we generating a mask in this render pass? Used to see if fill should be multiplied with alpha.
 	pub for_mask: bool,
-	/// Are we generating a mask for alignment? Used to prevent unnecesary transforms in masks
+	/// Are we generating a mask for alignment? Used to prevent unnecesary transforms in masks.
 	pub alignment_parent_transform: Option<DAffine2>,
+	/// Whether or not if rendering image data via the canvas should be disabled forcefully. Currently it only checks for eyedropper.
+	pub disable_canvas_override: bool,
 }
 
 impl RenderParams {
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ impl RenderParams {
 	}
 
 	pub fn to_canvas(&self) -> bool {
-		!self.for_export && !self.thumbnail && !self.for_mask
+		!self.disable_canvas_override && !self.for_export && !self.thumbnail && !self.for_mask
 	}
 }