diff --git a/src/components/CategorySelector.jsx b/src/components/CategorySelector.jsx
index a75021d4..e5a9dc45 100644
--- a/src/components/CategorySelector.jsx
+++ b/src/components/CategorySelector.jsx
@@ -59,12 +59,7 @@ const StyledCategorySelector = styled(Select, {
 });
 
 const CategorySelector = forwardRef(function CategorySelector(
-  {
-    css,
-    handleCategoryChange,
-    handleCategorySelectorBlur,
-    menuPlacement = 'top',
-  },
+  { css, handleCategoryChange, handleCategorySelectorBlur, menuPlacement = 'top' },
   ref,
 ) {
   // update selector options when new labels become available
diff --git a/src/features/loupe/BoundingBox.jsx b/src/features/loupe/BoundingBox.jsx
index 7c5c3940..14a81d47 100644
--- a/src/features/loupe/BoundingBox.jsx
+++ b/src/features/loupe/BoundingBox.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ import {
   ContextMenuSeparator,
   ContextMenuItemIconLeft,
 } from '../../components/ContextMenu';
-import { bboxUpdated, labelsValidated, setFocus, objectsManuallyUnlocked } from '../review/reviewSlice';
+import {
+  bboxUpdated,
+  labelsValidated,
+  setFocus,
+  objectsManuallyUnlocked,
+} from '../review/reviewSlice';
 import { addLabelStart } from './loupeSlice';
 import BoundingBoxLabel from './BoundingBoxLabel';
 import { absToRel, relToAbs } from '../../app/utils';
diff --git a/src/features/loupe/BoundingBoxLabel.jsx b/src/features/loupe/BoundingBoxLabel.jsx
index f3e71fce..222d28fa 100644
--- a/src/features/loupe/BoundingBoxLabel.jsx
+++ b/src/features/loupe/BoundingBoxLabel.jsx
@@ -89,8 +89,17 @@ const BoundingBoxLabel = forwardRef(function BoundingBoxLabel(
   const isAddingLabel = useSelector(selectIsAddingLabel);
   const open = isAddingLabel === 'from-object' && selected;
   const [catSelectorOpen, setCatSelectorOpen] = useState(open);
+  const [ignoreBlur, setIgnoreBlur] = useState(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     setCatSelectorOpen(isAddingLabel === 'from-object' && selected);
+    // NOTE: Firefox steals focus away from the category selector when it's opened
+    // via the context menu. This is a hacky workaround to prevent that from happening.
+    if (isAddingLabel === 'from-object' && selected) {
+      setIgnoreBlur(true);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setIgnoreBlur(false);
+      }, 100);
+    }
   }, [isAddingLabel, selected]);
 
   // manually focus catSelector if it's open
@@ -127,7 +136,7 @@ const BoundingBoxLabel = forwardRef(function BoundingBoxLabel(
 
   const handleCategorySelectorBlur = () => {
     if (object.isTemp) setTempObject(null);
-    dispatch(addLabelEnd());
+    if (!ignoreBlur) dispatch(addLabelEnd());
   };
 
   return (
@@ -146,20 +155,30 @@ const BoundingBoxLabel = forwardRef(function BoundingBoxLabel(
           handleCategorySelectorBlur={handleCategorySelectorBlur}
           menuPlacement="bottom"
         />
-        <LabelDisplay css={{ display: catSelectorOpen ? 'none' : 'block', color: getTextColor(displayLabel?.color) }}>
+        <LabelDisplay
+          css={{
+            display: catSelectorOpen ? 'none' : 'block',
+            color: getTextColor(displayLabel?.color),
+          }}
+        >
           <Category>{displayLabel?.name}</Category>
-          {!object.locked && displayLabel._id !== 'fallback_label' && <Confidence>{conf}%</Confidence>}
+          {!object.locked && displayLabel._id !== 'fallback_label' && (
+            <Confidence>{conf}%</Confidence>
+          )}
         </LabelDisplay>
       </div>
-      {showLabelButtons && !catSelectorOpen && isAuthorized && displayLabel._id !== 'fallback_label' && (
-        <ValidationButtons
-          imgId={imgId}
-          object={object}
-          label={label}
-          labelColor={displayLabel?.color}
-          username={username}
-        />
-      )}
+      {showLabelButtons &&
+        !catSelectorOpen &&
+        isAuthorized &&
+        displayLabel._id !== 'fallback_label' && (
+          <ValidationButtons
+            imgId={imgId}
+            object={object}
+            label={label}
+            labelColor={displayLabel?.color}
+            username={username}
+          />
+        )}
     </StyledBoundingBoxLabel>
   );
 });
diff --git a/src/features/loupe/loupeSlice.js b/src/features/loupe/loupeSlice.js
index 4c424738..e2644290 100644
--- a/src/features/loupe/loupeSlice.js
+++ b/src/features/loupe/loupeSlice.js
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ export const loupeSlice = createSlice({
   name: 'loupe',
   initialState,
   reducers: {
+    toggleOpenLoupe: (state, { payload }) => {
+      state.open = payload;
+    },
 
-    toggleOpenLoupe: (state, { payload }) => { state.open = payload; },
-
-    reviewModeToggled: (state) => { state.reviewMode = !state.reviewMode; },
+    reviewModeToggled: (state) => {
+      state.reviewMode = !state.reviewMode;
+    },
 
-    drawBboxStart: (state) => { state.isDrawingBbox = true; },
+    drawBboxStart: (state) => {
+      state.isDrawingBbox = true;
+    },
 
     drawBboxEnd: (state) => {
       if (state.isDrawingBbox) state.isDrawingBbox = false;
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ export const loupeSlice = createSlice({
       state.mouseEventOutsideOverlay = null;
     },
 
-    addLabelStart: (state, { payload }) => { 
+    addLabelStart: (state, { payload }) => {
       // payload can be 'from-object' or 'all-objects
       state.isAddingLabel = payload;
     },
@@ -49,14 +54,13 @@ export const loupeSlice = createSlice({
     iterationOptionsChanged: (state, { payload }) => {
       state.iterationOptions = payload;
     },
-
   },
 
   extraReducers: (builder) => {
-    builder
-      .addCase(clearImages, (state) => { state.open = false; });
-  }
-
+    builder.addCase(clearImages, (state) => {
+      state.open = false;
+    });
+  },
 });
 
 export const {
@@ -83,13 +87,12 @@ export const copyUrlToClipboard = (url) => {
   };
 };
 
-
 // Selectors
-export const selectLoupeOpen = state => state.loupe.open;
-export const selectReviewMode = state => state.loupe.reviewMode;
-export const selectIsDrawingBbox = state => state.loupe.isDrawingBbox;
-export const selectMouseEventDetected = state => state.loupe.mouseEventOutsideOverlay;
-export const selectIsAddingLabel = state => state.loupe.isAddingLabel;
-export const selectIterationOptions = state => state.loupe.iterationOptions;
+export const selectLoupeOpen = (state) => state.loupe.open;
+export const selectReviewMode = (state) => state.loupe.reviewMode;
+export const selectIsDrawingBbox = (state) => state.loupe.isDrawingBbox;
+export const selectMouseEventDetected = (state) => state.loupe.mouseEventOutsideOverlay;
+export const selectIsAddingLabel = (state) => state.loupe.isAddingLabel;
+export const selectIterationOptions = (state) => state.loupe.iterationOptions;
 
 export default loupeSlice.reducer;