diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.cxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.cxx
index 2ef7bdcc6a34..fb1dd05c8861 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.cxx
@@ -857,11 +857,19 @@ void SelectionFunction::SwitchToMultiSelectionMode (
 
 
 
-void SelectionFunction::SwitchToButtonMode (void)
+bool SelectionFunction::SwitchToButtonMode (void)
 {
-    if (mpModeHandler->GetMode() != ButtonMode)
-        SwitchMode(::boost::shared_ptr<ModeHandler>(
-            new ButtonModeHandler(mrSlideSorter, *this)));
+    // Do not show the buttons for draw pages.
+    ::boost::shared_ptr<ViewShell> pMainViewShell (mrSlideSorter.GetViewShellBase()->GetMainViewShell());
+    if (pMainViewShell
+        && pMainViewShell->GetShellType()!=ViewShell::ST_DRAW
+        && mpModeHandler->GetMode() != ButtonMode)
+    {
+        SwitchMode(::boost::shared_ptr<ModeHandler>(new ButtonModeHandler(mrSlideSorter, *this)));
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+        return false;
 }
 
 
@@ -1357,8 +1365,8 @@ bool NormalModeHandler::ProcessButtonDownEvent (
             // (or being faded in.)
             if (mrSlideSorter.GetView().GetButtonBar().IsVisible(rDescriptor.mpHitDescriptor))
             {
-                mrSelectionFunction.SwitchToButtonMode();
-                ReprocessEvent(rDescriptor);
+                if (mrSelectionFunction.SwitchToButtonMode())
+                    ReprocessEvent(rDescriptor);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.hxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.hxx
index 358d58b6d761..1280b83af771 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/inc/controller/SlsSelectionFunction.hxx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
     void SwitchToNormalMode (void);
     void SwitchToDragAndDropMode(const Point aMousePosition);
     void SwitchToMultiSelectionMode (const Point aMousePosition, const sal_uInt32 nEventCode);
-    void SwitchToButtonMode (void);
+    bool SwitchToButtonMode (void);
 
     void ResetShiftKeySelectionAnchor (void);
 
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlideSorterView.cxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlideSorterView.cxx
index 8c0a8b4de83f..1b33625daefe 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlideSorterView.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/view/SlideSorterView.cxx
@@ -955,15 +955,20 @@ void SlideSorterView::UpdatePageUnderMouse (
     SharedSdWindow pWindow (mrSlideSorter.GetContentWindow());
     const Point aMouseModelPosition (pWindow->PixelToLogic(rMousePosition));
 
-    const bool bIsMouseOverButtonBar (GetButtonBar().IsMouseOverBar());
-    GetButtonBar().ProcessMouseMotionEvent(rpDescriptor, aMouseModelPosition, bIsMouseButtonDown);
-    // Set the help text of the slide when the mouse was moved from
-    // the button bar back over the preview.
-    if (rpDescriptor
-        && GetButtonBar().IsMouseOverBar() != bIsMouseOverButtonBar
-        && bIsMouseOverButtonBar)
+    ::boost::shared_ptr<ViewShell> pMainViewShell (mrSlideSorter.GetViewShellBase()->GetMainViewShell());
+    if (pMainViewShell
+        && pMainViewShell->GetShellType()!=ViewShell::ST_DRAW)
     {
-        mpToolTip->ShowDefaultHelpText();
+        const bool bIsMouseOverButtonBar (GetButtonBar().IsMouseOverBar());
+        GetButtonBar().ProcessMouseMotionEvent(rpDescriptor, aMouseModelPosition, bIsMouseButtonDown);
+        // Set the help text of the slide when the mouse was moved from the
+        // button bar back over the preview.
+        if (rpDescriptor
+            && GetButtonBar().IsMouseOverBar() != bIsMouseOverButtonBar
+            && bIsMouseOverButtonBar)
+        {
+            mpToolTip->ShowDefaultHelpText();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1017,12 +1022,17 @@ bool SlideSorterView::SetState (
             RequestRepaint(pDescriptor);
     }
 
-    // Fade in or out the buttons.
-    if (eState == PageDescriptor::ST_MouseOver)
-        if (bStateValue)
-            GetButtonBar().RequestFadeIn(rpDescriptor, bAnimate);
-        else
-            GetButtonBar().RequestFadeOut(rpDescriptor, bAnimate);
+    ::boost::shared_ptr<ViewShell> pMainViewShell(mrSlideSorter.GetViewShellBase()->GetMainViewShell());
+    if (pMainViewShell
+        && pMainViewShell->GetShellType()!=ViewShell::ST_DRAW)
+    {
+        // Fade in or out the buttons.
+        if (eState == PageDescriptor::ST_MouseOver)
+            if (bStateValue)
+                GetButtonBar().RequestFadeIn(rpDescriptor, bAnimate);
+            else
+                GetButtonBar().RequestFadeOut(rpDescriptor, bAnimate);
+    }
 
     return bModified;
 }