diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/renderable.h b/include/openspace/rendering/renderable.h
index ca8d52c0e3..60c9d15674 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/renderable.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/renderable.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ protected:
     properties::StringProperty _renderableType;
 
     void setBoundingSphere(double boundingSphere);
+    void setInteractionSphere(double interactionSphere);
 
     void setRenderBinFromOpacity();
     void registerUpdateRenderBinFromOpacity();
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp
index 024ec67996..39c561518f 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ RenderableGlobe::RenderableGlobe(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
         }
     }
 
+    // For globes, the interaction sphere is always the same as the bounding sphere
+    setInteractionSphere(boundingSphere());
+
     _generalProperties.performShading =
         p.performShading.value_or(_generalProperties.performShading);
 
@@ -851,6 +854,7 @@ void RenderableGlobe::update(const UpdateData& data) {
         }
     }
     setBoundingSphere(bs);
+    setInteractionSphere(bs);
 
     glm::dmat4 translation =
         glm::translate(glm::dmat4(1.0), data.modelTransform.translation);
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderable.cpp b/src/rendering/renderable.cpp
index e416a01e40..b9c9f6459c 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderable.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderable.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ double Renderable::boundingSphere() const {
     return _boundingSphere;
 }
 
+void Renderable::setInteractionSphere(double interactionSphere) {
+    _interactionSphere = interactionSphere;
+}
+
 double Renderable::interactionSphere() const {
     return _interactionSphere;
 }