diff --git a/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/presenter.py b/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/presenter.py
index a082c0f7a7c..b5b1d20d8a2 100644
--- a/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/presenter.py
+++ b/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/presenter.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer.view import SpectrumViewerWindowView  # pragma: no cover
     from mantidimaging.gui.windows.main.view import MainWindowView  # pragma: no cover
+    from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer.spectrum_widget import SpectrumROI
     from mantidimaging.core.data import ImageStack
     from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ def handle_roi_moved(self, force_new_spectrums: bool = False) -> None:
                 self.model.set_roi(name, roi)
                 self.view.set_spectrum(name, self.model.get_spectrum(name, self.spectrum_mode))
 
-    def handle_roi_clicked(self, roi) -> None:
+    def handle_roi_clicked(self, roi: SpectrumROI) -> None:
         if not roi.name == ROI_RITS:
             self.view.current_roi = roi.name
             self.view.last_clicked_roi = roi.name
diff --git a/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/test/presenter_test.py b/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/test/presenter_test.py
index 7af33b70aca..5f55c710a59 100644
--- a/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/test/presenter_test.py
+++ b/mantidimaging/gui/windows/spectrum_viewer/test/presenter_test.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 from parameterized import parameterized
 
 from mantidimaging.core.data.dataset import StrictDataset, MixedDataset
+from mantidimaging.core.utility.sensible_roi import SensibleROI
 from mantidimaging.gui.windows.main import MainWindowView
 from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer import SpectrumViewerWindowView, SpectrumViewerWindowPresenter
-from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer.model import ErrorMode, ToFUnitMode
-from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer.spectrum_widget import SpectrumWidget, SpectrumPlotWidget
+from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer.model import ErrorMode, ToFUnitMode, ROI_RITS
+from mantidimaging.gui.windows.spectrum_viewer.spectrum_widget import SpectrumWidget, SpectrumPlotWidget, SpectrumROI
 from mantidimaging.test_helpers import mock_versions, start_qapplication
 from mantidimaging.test_helpers.unit_test_helper import generate_images
 
@@ -240,6 +241,21 @@ def test_WHEN_do_remove_roi_called_THEN_roi_removed(self):
         self.presenter.do_remove_roi("roi_1")
         self.assertEqual(["all", "roi"], self.presenter.model.get_list_of_roi_names())
 
+    def test_WHEN_roi_clicked_THEN_roi_updated(self):
+        roi = SpectrumROI("themightyroi", SensibleROI())
+        self.presenter.handle_roi_clicked(roi)
+        self.assertEqual(self.view.current_roi, "themightyroi")
+        self.assertEqual(self.view.last_clicked_roi, "themightyroi")
+        self.view.set_roi_properties.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_WHEN_rits_roi_clicked_THEN_rois_not_updated(self):
+        self.view.current_roi = self.view.last_clicked_roi = "NOT_RITS_ROI"
+        roi = SpectrumROI(ROI_RITS, SensibleROI())
+        self.presenter.handle_roi_clicked(roi)
+        self.assertEqual(self.view.current_roi, "NOT_RITS_ROI")
+        self.assertEqual(self.view.last_clicked_roi, "NOT_RITS_ROI")
+        self.view.set_roi_properties.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_WHEN_ROI_renamed_THEN_roi_renamed(self):
         self.presenter.model.set_stack(generate_images())
         self.presenter.do_add_roi()