diff --git a/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp b/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp
index 01da6beaa..a87b6dbbb 100644
--- a/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ bool TimeBasedWidget::SnapPoint(const std::vector<rational> &start_times, ration
     }
   }
 
-  if ((snap_points & kSnapToWorkarea) && ruler()->GetWorkArea()) {
+  if ((snap_points & kSnapToWorkarea) && ruler()->GetWorkArea() && ruler()->GetWorkArea()->enabled()) {
     const rational &workarea_in = ruler()->GetWorkArea()->in();
     const rational &workarea_out = ruler()->GetWorkArea()->out();
 
diff --git a/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp b/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp
index d7e7b3293..dbe67fa51 100644
--- a/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ bool SeekableWidget::FindResizeHandle(QMouseEvent *event)
   rational max = SceneToTimeNoGrid(scene.x() + border);
 
   // Test for workarea
-  if (workarea_) {
+  if (workarea_ && workarea_->enabled()) {
     if (workarea_->in() >= min && workarea_->in() < max) {
       resize_mode_ = kResizeIn;
     } else if (workarea_->out() >= min && workarea_->out() < max) {