diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts
index 2d4443999..efec37cac 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/pdf-viewer/services/annotation-manager.service.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ export class REDAnnotationManager {
         this.#manager.addEventListener('annotationSelected', (annotations: Annotation[], action: string) => {
             this.#logger.info('[PDF] Annotation selected: ', annotations, action);
             this.#annotationSelected$.next([annotations, action]);
+
+            const annotation = annotations.length === 1 ? annotations[0] : undefined;
+            if (annotation && annotation.ToolName === AnnotationToolNames.AnnotationCreateRectangle && action === 'deselected') {
+                this.delete(annotation.Id);
+            }
         });
     }