diff --git a/simgear/scene/material/matlib.cxx b/simgear/scene/material/matlib.cxx
index 99a1c4c4..7eb917ab 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/material/matlib.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/material/matlib.cxx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool SGMaterialLib::load( const string &fg_root, const string& mpath,
 		// Read name node purely for logging purposes
 		const SGPropertyNode *nameNode = node->getChild("name");
 		if (nameNode) {
-			SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_INFO, "Loading region "
+			SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_DEBUG, "Loading region "
 					<< nameNode->getStringValue());
 		}
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool SGMaterialLib::load( const string &fg_root, const string& mpath,
 					fabs(x2 - x1),
 					fabs(y2 - y1));
 			arealist->push_back(rect);
-			SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_INFO, " Area ("
+			SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_DEBUG, " Area ("
 					<< rect.x() << ","
 					<< rect.y() << ") width:"
 					<< rect.width() << " height:"
diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/SGPickAnimation.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/SGPickAnimation.cxx
index 3c6a2da0..f4ba22f5 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/SGPickAnimation.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/SGPickAnimation.cxx
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ osg::Vec2d eventToWindowCoords(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea)
        if (_buttons.find(button) == _buttons.end()) {
            return false;
        }
-       
+
+       if (!anyBindingEnabled(_bindingsDown)) {
+           return false;
+       }
+
      fireBindingList(_bindingsDown);
      _repeatTime = -_repeatInterval;    // anti-bobble: delay start of repeat
      return true;
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ osg::Vec2d eventToWindowCoords(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea)
    virtual bool hover( const osg::Vec2d& windowPos,
                        const Info& )
    {
-       if (_hover.empty()) {
+       if (!anyBindingEnabled(_hover)) {
            return false;
        }
        
diff --git a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx
index 28e6f816..86420be1 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.cxx
@@ -165,3 +165,18 @@ void clearBindingList(const SGBindingList& aBindings)
     }
 }
 
+bool anyBindingEnabled(const SGBindingList& aBindings)
+{
+    if (aBindings.empty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    BOOST_FOREACH(SGBinding_ptr b, aBindings) {
+        if (!b->test()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx
index ef573a01..6ec2bc68 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/SGBinding.hxx
@@ -171,4 +171,10 @@ SGBindingList readBindingList(const simgear::PropertyList& aNodes, SGPropertyNod
  */
 void clearBindingList(const SGBindingList& aBindings);
 
+/**
+ * check if at least one binding in the list is enabled. Returns false if bindings
+ * list is empty, or all bindings are conditinally disabled.
+ */
+bool anyBindingEnabled(const SGBindingList& bindings);
+
 #endif