diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.cc
index e9e3ccd58a8..daa92ca9cd9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.cc
@@ -3088,12 +3088,13 @@ static int view3d_select_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   Object *obedit = CTX_data_edit_object(C);
   Object *obact = CTX_data_active_object(C);
 
-  if (obact && obact->type == OB_GPENCIL_LEGACY && GPENCIL_ANY_MODE((bGPdata *)obact->data)) {
-    /* Prevent acting on Grease Pencil (when not in object mode), it implements its own selection
-     * operator in other modes. We might still fall trough to here (because that operator uses
-     * OPERATOR_PASS_THROUGH to make tweak work) but if we don't stop here code below assumes we
-     * are in object mode it might falsely toggle object selection. Alternatively, this could be
-     * put in the poll function instead. */
+  if (obact && obact->type == OB_GPENCIL_LEGACY && GPENCIL_ANY_MODE((bGPdata *)obact->data) &&
+      (BKE_object_pose_armature_get_with_wpaint_check(obact) == nullptr)) {
+    /* Prevent acting on Grease Pencil (when not in object mode -- or not in weight-paint + pose
+     * selection), it implements its own selection operator in other modes. We might still fall
+     * trough to here (because that operator uses OPERATOR_PASS_THROUGH to make tweak work) but if
+     * we don't stop here code below assumes we are in object mode it might falsely toggle object
+     * selection. Alternatively, this could be put in the poll function instead. */
     return OPERATOR_PASS_THROUGH | OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }