diff --git a/src/pivot.ts b/src/pivot.ts
index c0a49cf..a0060a3 100644
--- a/src/pivot.ts
+++ b/src/pivot.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const registerPivotEvents = (events: Events) => {
     });
 
     // pivot mode
-    let origin: PivotOrigin = 'center';
+    let origin: PivotOrigin = 'boundCenter';
 
     const setOrigin = (o: PivotOrigin) => {
         if (o !== origin) {
diff --git a/src/splats-transform-handler.ts b/src/splats-transform-handler.ts
index c19e0a3..c459335 100644
--- a/src/splats-transform-handler.ts
+++ b/src/splats-transform-handler.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class SplatsTransformHandler implements TransformHandler {
 
     placePivot() {
         const origin = this.events.invoke('pivot.origin');
-        this.splat.getPivot(origin === 'center' ? 'center' : 'boundCenter', false, transform);
+        this.splat.getPivot(origin === 'center' ? 'center' : 'boundCenter', true, transform);
         this.events.fire('pivot.place', transform);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/bottom-toolbar.ts b/src/ui/bottom-toolbar.ts
index 8cf907e..b7b8a64 100644
--- a/src/ui/bottom-toolbar.ts
+++ b/src/ui/bottom-toolbar.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class BottomToolbar extends Container {
 
         const origin = new Button({
             id: 'bottom-toolbar-origin',
-            class: 'bottom-toolbar-toggle',
+            class: ['bottom-toolbar-toggle', 'active'],
             icon: 'E189'
         });