diff --git a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/behavior.js b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/behavior.js
index b23f5197391..b917c6f4460 100644
--- a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/behavior.js
+++ b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/behavior.js
@@ -22,11 +22,23 @@ export default function widgetBehavior(publicAPI, model) {
       .worldCoords;
   }
 
-  // Update the handle's center.  Example:
-  // handle.setCenter([1,2,3]);
   publicAPI.setCenter = (newCenter) => {
     moveHandle.setOrigin(newCenter);
+    model._interactor.render();
+  };
+
+  publicAPI.startInteract = () => {
     model._widgetManager.enablePicking();
+    publicAPI.grabFocus();
+    model._apiSpecificRenderWindow.setCursor('grabbing');
+    publicAPI.invokeStartInteractionEvent();
+  };
+
+  publicAPI.endInteract = () => {
+    publicAPI.loseFocus();
+    model._apiSpecificRenderWindow.setCursor('pointer');
+    model.widgetState.deactivate();
+    publicAPI.invokeEndInteractionEvent();
   };
 
   publicAPI.handleLeftButtonPress = (e) => {
@@ -38,12 +50,10 @@ export default function widgetBehavior(publicAPI, model) {
 
     if (model.activeState === moveHandle) {
       if (!moveHandle.getOrigin() && worldCoords) {
-        moveHandle.setOrigin(worldCoords);
+        publicAPI.setCenter(worldCoords);
       }
     }
-    model._isDragging = true;
-    model._apiSpecificRenderWindow.setCursor('grabbing');
-    publicAPI.invokeStartInteractionEvent();
+    publicAPI.startInteract();
     return macro.EVENT_ABORT;
   };
 
@@ -53,13 +63,8 @@ export default function widgetBehavior(publicAPI, model) {
       return macro.VOID;
     }
     if (isPlaced()) {
-      model._widgetManager.enablePicking();
-      model._apiSpecificRenderWindow.setCursor('pointer');
-      model._isDragging = false;
-      model.activeState = null;
-      model.widgetState.deactivate();
+      publicAPI.endInteract();
     }
-    publicAPI.invokeEndInteractionEvent();
     return macro.EVENT_ABORT;
   };
 
@@ -78,7 +83,6 @@ export default function widgetBehavior(publicAPI, model) {
     moveHandle.setVisible(true);
     model._isDragging = true;
     model.activeState = moveHandle;
-    model._interactor.render();
   };
 
   publicAPI.loseFocus = () => {
diff --git a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/example/index.js b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/example/index.js
index 99cbb366053..59d778cf5aa 100644
--- a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/example/index.js
+++ b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/example/index.js
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ renderer.resetCamera();
 
 fullScreenRenderer.addController(controlPanel);
 
-document.querySelector('#addWidget').addEventListener('click', () => {
-  widgetManager.releaseFocus(widget);
+function createWidget(eventOrCenter = null) {
+  if (widgetHandle) {
+    widgetHandle.endInteract();
+  }
   widget = vtkSeedWidget.newInstance();
 
   // Important: set the manipulator of the widget to constrain movement to the actor
@@ -77,8 +79,14 @@ document.querySelector('#addWidget').addEventListener('click', () => {
   // Start placement interaction
   widget.placeWidget(cone.getOutputData().getBounds());
   widgetHandle = widgetManager.addWidget(widget);
-  widgetManager.grabFocus(widget);
-});
+  if (Array.isArray(eventOrCenter)) {
+    widgetHandle.setCenter(eventOrCenter);
+  } else {
+    widgetHandle.startInteract();
+  }
+}
+
+document.querySelector('#addWidget').addEventListener('click', createWidget);
 
 document.querySelector('#removeWidget').addEventListener('click', () => {
   const widgets = widgetManager.getWidgets();
@@ -86,6 +94,8 @@ document.querySelector('#removeWidget').addEventListener('click', () => {
   widgetManager.removeWidget(widgets[widgets.length - 1]);
 });
 
+createWidget([0.5, 0, 0]);
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------
 // globals
 // -----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/index.d.ts b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/index.d.ts
index e73ddc017a1..411595108d8 100644
--- a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/index.d.ts
+++ b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/SeedWidget/index.d.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,26 @@ export interface vtkSeedWidgetState {
   getMoveHandle(): ISeedWidgetHandleState;
 }
 
-// The type of object returned by vtkWidgetManager.addWidget()
+// Object returned by vtkWidgetManager.addWidget().
+// One instance per view.
 export interface vtkSeedWidgetHandle {
+  /**
+   * Place the seed position.
+   * @param center Vector3 3D position
+   */
   setCenter(center: Vector3): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Turn the seed widget as interactive.
+   * @see vtkSeedWidgetHandle.endInteract
+   */
+  startInteract(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Stop the seed widget to be interactive.
+   * @see vtkSeedWidgetHandle.endInteract
+   */
+  endInteract(): void;
 }
 
 export interface vtkSeedWidget {