diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 511f4ab..5f9a5d3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@
             <input type="checkbox" id="cbxEnableErasing" onchange="changeEnableErasing()"><br />
             <label for="cbxPaint">Mask mode?</label>
             <input type="checkbox" id="cbxPaint" onchange="changePaintMode()"><br />
+            <!-- Having to tick a box to erase is jank as fuck, same goes for image erasing
             <label for="cbxErase"><s>Erase mask?</s></label>
             <input type="checkbox" id="cbxErase" onchange="changeEraseMode()" disabled="disabled"><br />
+            -->
             <label for="cbxHRFix">Auto txt2img HRfix?</label>
             <input type="checkbox" id="cbxHRFix" onchange="changeHiResFix()"><br />
             <label for="cbxOverMask">Overmasking?</label>
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@
                 <button onclick="downloadCanvas()">Save canvas</button><br />
                 <button onclick="newImage()">Clear canvas</button>
             </div>
+            <!-- Degub info -->
             <button type="button" class="collapsible">Debug info</button>
             <div id="coords" class="content">
                 <label for="mouseX">mouseX:</label>
@@ -108,7 +111,9 @@
                 <span id="snapX"></span>
                 <br />
                 <label for="snapY">snapY:</label>
-                <span id="snapY"></span>
+                <span id="snapY"></span><br>
+                <label for="heldButton">Mouse button:</label>
+                <span id="heldButton"></span>
                 <br />
                 <hr>
             </div>
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index 6f72437..16cca7c 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ var mouseX = 0;
 var mouseY = 0;
 var canvasX = 0;
 var canvasY = 0;
+var heldButton = 0;
 var snapX = 0;
 var snapY = 0;
 var drawThis = {};
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ let canvasXInfo = document.getElementById("canvasX");
 let canvasYInfo = document.getElementById("canvasY");
 let snapXInfo = document.getElementById("snapX");
 let snapYInfo = document.getElementById("snapY");
+let heldButtonInfo = document.getElementById("heldButton");
 
 // canvases and related
 const ovCanvas = document.getElementById("overlayCanvas"); // where mouse cursor renders
@@ -366,12 +368,14 @@ function mouseMove(evt) {
     const rect = ovCanvas.getBoundingClientRect() // not-quite pixel offset was driving me insane
     const canvasOffsetX = rect.left;
     const canvasOffsetY = rect.top;
+    heldButton = evt.buttons;
     mouseXInfo.innerText = mouseX = evt.clientX;
     mouseYInfo.innerText = mouseY = evt.clientY;
     canvasXInfo.innerText = canvasX = parseInt(evt.clientX - rect.left);
     canvasYInfo.innerText = canvasY = parseInt(evt.clientY - rect.top);
     snapXInfo.innerText = canvasX + snap(canvasX);
     snapYInfo.innerText = canvasY + snap(canvasY);
+    heldButtonInfo.innerText = heldButton;
     ovCtx.clearRect(0, 0, ovCanvas.width, ovCanvas.height); // clear out the previous mouse cursor 
     if (placingArbitraryImage) {
         // ugh refactor so this isn't duplicated between arbitrary image and dream reticle modes
@@ -423,6 +427,19 @@ function mouseMove(evt) {
             maskPaintCtx.lineJoin = maskPaintCtx.lineCap = 'round';
             maskPaintCtx.stroke();
         }
+        // Erase mask if right button is held
+        // no reason to have to tick a checkbox for this, more intuitive for both erases (mask and actual images) to just work on right click and inform the user about it
+        if (evt.buttons == 2) {
+            maskPaintCtx.globalCompositeOperation = 'destination-out';
+            maskPaintCtx.beginPath();
+            maskPaintCtx.strokeStyle = "#FFFFFFFF";
+            maskPaintCtx.lineWidth = 8 * scaleFactor;
+            maskPaintCtx.moveTo(prevMouseX, prevMouseY);
+            maskPaintCtx.lineTo(mouseX, mouseY);
+            maskPaintCtx.lineJoin = maskPaintCtx.lineCap = 'round';
+            maskPaintCtx.stroke();
+            
+        }
         prevMouseX = mouseX;
         prevMouseY = mouseY;
     }
@@ -458,13 +475,14 @@ function mouseDown(evt) {
             nextBox.h = basePixelCount * scaleFactor;
             drawTargets.push(nextBox);
         }
-    } else if (evt.button == 2 && enableErasing && !paintMode) { // right click, also gotta make sure mask blob isn't being used as it's visually inconsistent with behavior of erased region
-        // erase the canvas underneath the cursor, 
-        ctx = imgCanvas.getContext('2d');
-        if (snapToGrid) {
-            ctx.clearRect(canvasX + snap(canvasX) - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), canvasY + snap(canvasY) - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), basePixelCount * scaleFactor, basePixelCount * scaleFactor);
-        } else {
-            ctx.clearRect(canvasX - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), canvasY - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), basePixelCount * scaleFactor, basePixelCount * scaleFactor);
+    } else if (evt.button == 2){
+        if(enableErasing && !paintMode) { // right click, also gotta make sure mask blob isn't being used as it's visually inconsistent with behavior of erased region
+            ctx = imgCanvas.getContext('2d');
+            if (snapToGrid) {
+                ctx.clearRect(canvasX + snap(canvasX) - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), canvasY + snap(canvasY) - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), basePixelCount * scaleFactor, basePixelCount * scaleFactor);
+            } else {
+                ctx.clearRect(canvasX - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), canvasY - ((basePixelCount * scaleFactor) / 2), basePixelCount * scaleFactor, basePixelCount * scaleFactor);
+            }
         }
     }
 }