diff --git a/include/openspace/interaction/camerainteractionstates.h b/include/openspace/interaction/camerainteractionstates.h
index ba51a74348..e619b1eaaf 100644
--- a/include/openspace/interaction/camerainteractionstates.h
+++ b/include/openspace/interaction/camerainteractionstates.h
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ public:
 
     void resetVelocities();
 
+    /*
+     * Returns true if any of the velocities are larger than zero,
+     * i.e. wether an interaction happened
+     */
+    bool hasNonZeroVelocities();
+
 protected:
     struct InteractionState {
         InteractionState(double scaleFactor);
diff --git a/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h b/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h
index 90c364a8af..96e48d2ccf 100644
--- a/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h
+++ b/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ private:
         properties::BoolProperty apply;
         properties::OptionProperty chosenBehavior;
         properties::FloatProperty speedScale;
+        properties::BoolProperty abortOnCameraInteraction;
     };
     IdleBehavior _idleBehavior;
 
diff --git a/src/interaction/camerainteractionstates.cpp b/src/interaction/camerainteractionstates.cpp
index 9164319e7a..69566b459b 100644
--- a/src/interaction/camerainteractionstates.cpp
+++ b/src/interaction/camerainteractionstates.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ void CameraInteractionStates::resetVelocities() {
     _globalRollState.velocity.setHard({ 0.0, 0.0 });
 }
 
+bool CameraInteractionStates::hasNonZeroVelocities() {
+    glm::dvec2 sum = globalRotationVelocity();
+    sum += localRotationVelocity();
+    sum += truckMovementVelocity();
+    sum += localRotationVelocity();
+    sum += localRollVelocity();
+    sum += globalRollVelocity();
+    // Epsilon size based on that even if no interaction is happening,
+    // there might still be some residual velocity in the variables
+    return glm::length(sum) > 0.001;
+}
+
 glm::dvec2 CameraInteractionStates::globalRotationVelocity() const{
     return _globalRotationState.velocity.get();
 }
diff --git a/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp b/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
index e347c37039..c574ed8d84 100644
--- a/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
+++ b/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,14 @@ namespace {
         "A factor that can eb used to increase or slow down the speed of an applied "
         "idle behavior."
     };
+
+    constexpr openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo
+        AbortOnCameraInteractionInfo = {
+        "AbortOnCameraInteraction",
+        "Abort on Camera Interaction",
+        "If set to true, the idle behavior is aborted on camera interaction. If false, "
+        "the behavior will be reapplied after the interaction."
+    };
 } // namespace
 
 namespace openspace::interaction {
@@ -265,6 +273,7 @@ OrbitalNavigator::IdleBehavior::IdleBehavior()
     , apply(ApplyIdleBehaviorInfo, false)
     , chosenBehavior(IdleBehaviorInfo)
     , speedScale(IdleBehaviorSpeedInfo, 1.f, 0.01f, 5.f)
+    , abortOnCameraInteraction(AbortOnCameraInteractionInfo, true)
 {
     addProperty(apply);
     chosenBehavior.addOptions({
@@ -273,6 +282,7 @@ OrbitalNavigator::IdleBehavior::IdleBehavior()
     chosenBehavior = IdleBehavior::Behavior::Orbit;
     addProperty(chosenBehavior);
     addProperty(speedScale);
+    addProperty(abortOnCameraInteraction);
 }
 
 OrbitalNavigator::OrbitalNavigator()
@@ -413,6 +423,13 @@ OrbitalNavigator::OrbitalNavigator()
     addPropertySubOwner(_friction);
     addPropertySubOwner(_idleBehavior);
 
+    _idleBehavior.apply.onChange([&]() {
+        if (_idleBehavior.apply) {
+            // Reset velocities to ensure that abort on interaction works correctly
+            resetVelocities();
+        }
+    });
+
     addProperty(_anchor);
     addProperty(_aim);
     addProperty(_retargetAnchor);
@@ -483,6 +500,18 @@ void OrbitalNavigator::updateStatesFromInput(const InputState& inputState,
     _joystickStates.updateStateFromInput(inputState, deltaTime);
     _websocketStates.updateStateFromInput(inputState, deltaTime);
     _scriptStates.updateStateFromInput(inputState, deltaTime);
+
+    // Disable idle behavior if camera interaction happened
+    if (_idleBehavior.apply && _idleBehavior.abortOnCameraInteraction) {
+        bool interactionHappened = _mouseStates.hasNonZeroVelocities() ||
+            _joystickStates.hasNonZeroVelocities() ||
+            _websocketStates.hasNonZeroVelocities() ||
+            _scriptStates.hasNonZeroVelocities();
+
+        if (interactionHappened) {
+            _idleBehavior.apply = false;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void OrbitalNavigator::updateCameraStateFromStates(double deltaTime) {