diff --git a/volumina/patchAccessor.py b/volumina/patchAccessor.py
index edc5099ab..4d2a4d12d 100644
--- a/volumina/patchAccessor.py
+++ b/volumina/patchAccessor.py
@@ -94,22 +94,36 @@ def patchRectF(self, blockNum, overlap=0):
         return QRectF(QPointF(startx, starty), QPointF(endx, endy))
 
     def getPatchesForRect(self, startx, starty, endx, endy):
+        """returns patchnumbers for patches that are intersecting with the normalized rectangle defined by upper left
+        corner (staŕtx/y) and lower right corner (endx/y)
+        """
+        if endy < 0 or endx < 0:
+            # allowing no inverted start/end -positions, there should be no negative end-positions
+            return []
         sx = int(numpy.floor(1.0 * startx / self._blockSize))
         ex = int(numpy.ceil(1.0 * endx / self._blockSize))
         sy = int(numpy.floor(1.0 * starty / self._blockSize))
         ey = int(numpy.ceil(1.0 * endy / self._blockSize))
 
-        # Clip to rect bounds
-        sx = max(sx, 0)
-        sy = max(sy, 0)
+        # Clip to rect to upper bounds
         ex = min(ex, self._cX)
         ey = min(ey, self._cY)
 
-        # always return at least one index
-        if sx==ex:
-            ex = ex + 1
-        if sy==ey:
-            ey = ey + 1
+        # return an index also, when start and end are equal
+        if sx == ex:
+            if ex >= self._cX:
+                sx = sx - 1
+            else:
+                ex = ex + 1
+        if sy == ey:
+            if ey >= self._cY:
+                sy = sy - 1
+            else:
+                ey = ey + 1
+
+        # Clip to rect to lower bounds
+        sx = max(sx, 0)
+        sy = max(sy, 0)
 
         nums = []
         for y in range(sy, ey):
diff --git a/volumina/sliceSelectorHud.py b/volumina/sliceSelectorHud.py
index 9b96ef488..e721c23fc 100644
--- a/volumina/sliceSelectorHud.py
+++ b/volumina/sliceSelectorHud.py
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ def setMouseCoords(self, x, y, z):
         coords = [int(val) for val in [x,y,z]]
         imgView = self.editor.posModel.activeView
         blockSize = self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider.tiling.blockSize
+        sliceShape = self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider.tiling.sliceShape
         labelSet = False
 
         del coords[imgView]
@@ -802,14 +803,26 @@ def setMouseCoords(self, x, y, z):
             value = None
             layer_id = self.editor.imagepumps[imgView].stackedImageSources._layerToIms[layer]
             stack_id = self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider._current_stack_id
-            tile_id = self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider.tiling.intersected(
-                QRect(QPoint(x, y), QPoint(x, y)))[
-                0]  # There will be just one tile, since we have just a single point
+            tile_ids = self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider.tiling.intersected(
+                QRect(QPoint(x, y), QPoint(x, y)))
+            if tile_ids:
+                tile_id = tile_ids[0]  # There will be just one tile, since we have just a single point
+            else:
+                return
+
             with self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider._cache:
                 image = self.editor.imageViews[imgView].scene()._tileProvider._cache.layer(stack_id, layer_id,
                                                                                            tile_id)
             if image is not None:
-                value = image.pixelColor(x % blockSize, y % blockSize)
+                x_r = x % blockSize
+                y_r = y % blockSize
+
+                if x >= blockSize and x >= int(sliceShape[0]/blockSize) * blockSize:
+                    x_r = x_r + blockSize
+                if y >= blockSize and y >= int(sliceShape[1]/blockSize) * blockSize:
+                    y_r = y_r + blockSize
+
+                value = image.pixelColor(x_r, y_r)
 
             lbl, foreground, background = layer.setValueWidget(value)
 
diff --git a/volumina/tiling.py b/volumina/tiling.py
index 034f891ef..a1c7161ee 100644
--- a/volumina/tiling.py
+++ b/volumina/tiling.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def containsF(self, point):
     def intersected(self, sceneRect):
         if not sceneRect.isValid():
             return list(range(len(self.tileRects)))
-
+        sceneRect = sceneRect.normalized()
         # Patch accessor uses data coordinates
         rect = self.data2scene.inverted()[0].mapRect(sceneRect)
         patchNumbers = self._patchAccessor.getPatchesForRect(