diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/toolbar/tools/routing/routing-controls.ts b/website/src/lib/components/toolbar/tools/routing/routing-controls.ts
index 3acebbb1a..662b3bd7f 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/toolbar/tools/routing/routing-controls.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/toolbar/tools/routing/routing-controls.ts
@@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ export class RoutingControls {
 
         const anchor = this.anchors[e.features![0].properties.anchorIndex];
         if (!anchor) {
+            // The temporary anchor on the line is not one of the anchors (nor is a feature
+            // still rendered from before they were rebuilt), a click on it adds it
+            if (e.type === 'click') {
+                this.addIntermediateAnchor(e);
+            }
             return;
         }
         if (e.originalEvent.shiftKey) {