diff --git a/src/TSMapEditor/GameMath/CellMath.cs b/src/TSMapEditor/GameMath/CellMath.cs
index faf00c87..ca134a6d 100644
--- a/src/TSMapEditor/GameMath/CellMath.cs
+++ b/src/TSMapEditor/GameMath/CellMath.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using System;
 using TSMapEditor.Models;
 
 namespace TSMapEditor.GameMath
@@ -75,7 +76,14 @@ public static Point2D CellCoordsFromPixelCoords_2D(Point2D pixelCoords, Map map)
             return new Point2D(cx, cy);
         }
 
-        public static Point2D CellCoordsFromPixelCoords(Point2D pixelCoords, Map map)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calculates and returns the game-logical coordinates of a cell at given pixel-based coordinates in the world.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pixelCoords">The pixel-based location.</param>
+        /// <param name="map">The map.</param>
+        /// <param name="seethrough">Whether we should "see through" walls in the game world, such as cliffs,
+        /// allowing us to reach cells that are behind cliffs.</param>
+        public static Point2D CellCoordsFromPixelCoords(Point2D pixelCoords, Map map, bool seethrough = true)
         {
             Point2D coords2D = CellCoordsFromPixelCoords_2D(pixelCoords, map);
 
@@ -85,31 +93,74 @@ public static Point2D CellCoordsFromPixelCoords(Point2D pixelCoords, Map map)
             Point2D nearestCenterCoords = new Point2D(-1, -1);
             float nearestDistance = float.MaxValue;
 
+            const int threshold = 1;
+            const int scanSize = 3;
+
+
+            // Take isometric perspective into account
+            Vector2 worldCoordsNonIsometric = new Point2D(pixelCoords.X / 2, pixelCoords.Y).ToXNAVector();
+
             // Scan all cells that are deemed to be "close enough" to the initial cell
             // to see if our cursor is on the cell
-            for (int y = -3; y <= 3; y++)
+            for (int y = -scanSize; y <= scanSize; y++)
             {
-                for (int x = -3; x <= 3; x++)
+                for (int x = -scanSize; x <= scanSize; x++)
                 {
                     // traverse height
-                    for (int i = 0; i < 14; i++)
+                    for (int i = 0; i <= Constants.MaxMapHeightLevel; i++)
                     {
                         var otherCellCoords = coords2D + new Point2D(x, y) + new Point2D(i, i);
                         var otherCell = map.GetTile(otherCellCoords);
 
                         if (otherCell != null)
                         {
-                            var tlCoords = CellTopLeftPointFromCellCoords(otherCellCoords, map);
                             var centerCoords = CellCenterPointFromCellCoords_3D(otherCellCoords, map);
 
+                            // Take isometric perspective into account
                             centerCoords = new Point2D(centerCoords.X / 2, centerCoords.Y);
-                            var twpx = new Point2D(pixelCoords.X / 2, pixelCoords.Y);
 
-                            float distance = Vector2.Distance(centerCoords.ToXNAVector(), twpx.ToXNAVector());
+                            float distance = Vector2.Distance(centerCoords.ToXNAVector(), worldCoordsNonIsometric);
                             if (distance <= nearestDistance)
                             {
-                                nearestDistance = distance;
-                                nearestCenterCoords = otherCellCoords;
+                                bool acceptCell = true;
+
+                                if (!seethrough)
+                                {
+                                    // If seethrough is disabled and the "currently nearest" cell is below the evaluated cell in 2D coords,
+                                    // only accept the evaluated cell as nearest if it is significantly closer than the nearest cell.
+                                    if (otherCellCoords.X + otherCellCoords.Y < nearestCenterCoords.X + nearestCenterCoords.Y)
+                                    {
+                                        if (nearestDistance - distance <= threshold)
+                                        {
+                                            acceptCell = false;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                if (acceptCell)
+                                {
+                                    nearestDistance = distance;
+                                    nearestCenterCoords = otherCellCoords;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            // If seethrough is disabled, we need to additionally check if the evaluated cell could be the closest cell at
+                            // any potential height level, if it'd be below the current nearest cell in 2D mode
+                            if (!seethrough && otherCellCoords.X + otherCellCoords.Y > nearestCenterCoords.X + nearestCenterCoords.Y)
+                            {
+                                for (int h = 0; h < otherCell.Level; h++)
+                                {
+                                    centerCoords = CellCenterPointFromCellCoords(otherCellCoords, map);
+                                    centerCoords = new Point2D(centerCoords.X / 2, centerCoords.Y - Constants.CellHeight * h);
+
+                                    distance = Vector2.Distance(centerCoords.ToXNAVector(), worldCoordsNonIsometric);
+
+                                    if (distance <= nearestDistance)
+                                    {
+                                        nearestDistance = distance;
+                                        nearestCenterCoords = otherCellCoords;
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/TSMapEditor/Rendering/MapView.cs b/src/TSMapEditor/Rendering/MapView.cs
index d48f628f..fcd4ac44 100644
--- a/src/TSMapEditor/Rendering/MapView.cs
+++ b/src/TSMapEditor/Rendering/MapView.cs
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ public override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
             Point2D cursorMapPoint = GetCursorMapPoint();
             Point2D tileCoords = EditorState.Is2DMode ? 
                 CellMath.CellCoordsFromPixelCoords_2D(cursorMapPoint, Map) : 
-                CellMath.CellCoordsFromPixelCoords(cursorMapPoint, Map);
+                CellMath.CellCoordsFromPixelCoords(cursorMapPoint, Map, CursorAction == null || CursorAction.SeeThrough);
 
             var tile = Map.GetTile(tileCoords.X, tileCoords.Y);
 
diff --git a/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorAction.cs b/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorAction.cs
index 544736e1..566050a8 100644
--- a/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorAction.cs
+++ b/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorAction.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ public CursorAction(ICursorActionTarget cursorActionTarget)
         /// </summary>
         public virtual bool DrawCellCursor => false;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Override in derived classes to disable "see-through" cell cursor behaviour.
+        /// "See-through" behaviour allows the cursor action to reach cells behind "walls"
+        /// in the game world, such as cliffs.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool SeeThrough => true;
+
         public abstract string GetName();
 
         protected Map Map => CursorActionTarget.Map;
diff --git a/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorActions/HeightActions/FlattenGroundCursorAction.cs b/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorActions/HeightActions/FlattenGroundCursorAction.cs
index 5e8ad9f3..6798fa02 100644
--- a/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorActions/HeightActions/FlattenGroundCursorAction.cs
+++ b/src/TSMapEditor/UI/CursorActions/HeightActions/FlattenGroundCursorAction.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public FlattenGroundCursorAction(ICursorActionTarget cursorActionTarget) : base(
 
         public override bool DrawCellCursor => true;
 
+        public override bool SeeThrough => false;
+
         public override void LeftDown(Point2D cellCoords)
         {
             var cell = Map.GetTile(cellCoords);