diff --git a/src/video_display.cpp b/src/video_display.cpp
index 3579c194e..8d85311a6 100644
--- a/src/video_display.cpp
+++ b/src/video_display.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ void VideoDisplay::SetTool(std::unique_ptr<VisualToolBase> new_tool) {
 	// Hide the tool bar first to eliminate unecessary size changes
 	toolBar->Show(false);
 	toolBar->ClearTools();
-	toolBar->AddSeparator();
 	tool->SetToolbar(toolBar);
 
 	// Update size as the new typesetting tool may have changed the subtoolbar size
diff --git a/src/visual_tool_drag.cpp b/src/visual_tool_drag.cpp
index 63daa498d..96212da7f 100644
--- a/src/visual_tool_drag.cpp
+++ b/src/visual_tool_drag.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ VisualToolDrag::VisualToolDrag(VideoDisplay *parent, agi::Context *context)
 
 void VisualToolDrag::SetToolbar(wxToolBar *tb) {
 	toolbar = tb;
+	toolbar->AddSeparator();
 	toolbar->AddTool(-1, _("Toggle between \\move and \\pos"), ICON(visual_move_conv_move));
 	toolbar->Realize();
 	toolbar->Show(true);
diff --git a/src/visual_tool_vector_clip.cpp b/src/visual_tool_vector_clip.cpp
index bbe00d8e9..701937798 100644
--- a/src/visual_tool_vector_clip.cpp
+++ b/src/visual_tool_vector_clip.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ VisualToolVectorClip::VisualToolVectorClip(VideoDisplay *parent, agi::Context *c
 void VisualToolVectorClip::SetToolbar(wxToolBar *toolBar) {
 	this->toolBar = toolBar;
 
+	toolBar->AddSeparator();
+
 	int icon_size = OPT_GET("App/Toolbar Icon Size")->GetInt();
 
 #define ICON(name) icon_size == 16 ? GETIMAGE(name ## _16) : GETIMAGE(name ## _24)