diff --git a/src/experimental/studio/app.cc b/src/experimental/studio/app.cc
index cf7d28e9..b221fa61 100644
--- a/src/experimental/studio/app.cc
+++ b/src/experimental/studio/app.cc
@@ -461,14 +461,20 @@ void App::HandleMouseEvents() {
     if (perturb_.select > 0) {
       mjtMouse action = mjMOUSE_NONE;
       if (ImGui::IsMouseDown(ImGuiMouseButton_Left)) {
-        action = io.KeyShift ? mjMOUSE_ROTATE_H : mjMOUSE_ROTATE_V;
+        if (io.KeyAlt) {
+          action = io.KeyShift ? mjMOUSE_MOVE_H : mjMOUSE_MOVE_V;
+        } else {
+          action = io.KeyShift ? mjMOUSE_ROTATE_H : mjMOUSE_ROTATE_V;
+        }
       } else if (ImGui::IsMouseDown(ImGuiMouseButton_Right)) {
         action = io.KeyShift ? mjMOUSE_MOVE_H : mjMOUSE_MOVE_V;
       } else if (ImGui::IsMouseDown(ImGuiMouseButton_Middle)) {
         action = mjMOUSE_ZOOM;
       }
       const mjtPertBit active =
-          action == mjMOUSE_MOVE_V ? mjPERT_TRANSLATE : mjPERT_ROTATE;
+          (action == mjMOUSE_MOVE_V || action == mjMOUSE_MOVE_H)
+              ? mjPERT_TRANSLATE
+              : mjPERT_ROTATE;
       if (active != perturb_.active) {
         platform::InitPerturb(model(), data(), &camera_, &perturb_, active);
       }