diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d4a8526..193a78fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ build
 dep-libs
 deps
 deps-install
+
+.cache
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index a8c37ad8..dc2fda66 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ set(SOURCES
     src/Scene/Qt/FindQtItem.h
     src/Scene/Qt/QtEvents.cpp
     src/Scene/Qt/QtEvents.h
+    src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.cpp
+    src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.h
     src/Scene/Qt/QtItem.cpp
     src/Scene/Qt/QtItem.h
     src/Scene/Qt/QtItemTools.cpp
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PREFIX source FILES ${SOURCES})
 #
 # Qt MOC Files
 #
-cmake_language(CALL "qt${SPIX_QT_MAJOR}_wrap_cpp" MOC_FILES "include/Spix/QtQmlBot.h")
+cmake_language(CALL "qt${SPIX_QT_MAJOR}_wrap_cpp" MOC_FILES "include/Spix/QtQmlBot.h" "src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.h")
 
 
 #
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.cpp b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ab10ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "QtEventFilter.h"
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QEvent>
+
+
+
+namespace spix{
+
+QtEventFilter::QtEventFilter(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent) {}
+
+bool QtEventFilter::eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* e){
+    if(e->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+        QKeyEvent* keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e);
+
+        if(keyEvent->modifiers() == QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::ControlModifier)) {
+            emit pickerModeEntered(keyEvent);
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else if(e->type() == QEvent::KeyRelease) {
+        QKeyEvent* keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(e);
+
+        if(keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key::Key_Shift || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key::Key_Control){
+            emit pickerModeExited(keyEvent);
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else if(e->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress) {
+        QMouseEvent* mouseClick = static_cast<QMouseEvent*>(e);
+        if(mouseClick->modifiers() == QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>(Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::ControlModifier)) {
+            emit pickClick(mouseClick);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return QObject::eventFilter(obj, e);
+}
+
+} // namespace spix
+
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.h b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ea7bc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtEventFilter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
+
+
+
+namespace spix {
+
+class QtEventFilter : public QObject {
+
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    QtEventFilter(QObject* parent);
+
+signals:
+    void pickerModeEntered(QKeyEvent* e);
+    void pickerModeExited(QKeyEvent* e);
+    void pickClick(QMouseEvent* e);
+
+protected:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* e) override;
+
+};
+
+} // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp
index 12431a4c..22a50307 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "QtScene.h"
 #include "FindQtItem.h"
+#include "QtEventFilter.h"
+#include "Scene/Item.h"
 
 #include <Scene/Qt/QtItem.h>
 #include <Scene/Qt/QtItemTools.h>
@@ -17,9 +19,156 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <qglobal.h>
+
+
+namespace {
+
+QString GetObjectFinalName(QObject* obj, bool top){
+    auto token = spix::qt::GetObjectName(obj);
+
+    if(obj->inherits("QQuickText")){
+        auto var = obj->property("text");
+        if(!var.isValid()){
+            return token;
+        }
+        // adds quotes around the text
+        auto text = "\"" + var.toString() + "\"";
+        if(top) return text;
+    }
+
+    // for certain types we want to return the text
+    // not adding in now, but can add in later
+    // if(token.contains("Button")) return text;
+    // else if(token.contains("Label")) return text;
+
+    return token;
+}
+
+spix::ItemPath ItemPathForObject(QObject* obj){
+    auto currentItem = obj;
+    QString path = "";
+
+    while(currentItem != nullptr) {
+        auto token = spix::qt::GetObjectName(currentItem);
+        int sameNameNumber = 0;
+
+        const auto currentQuickItem = qobject_cast<QQuickItem*>(currentItem);
+
+        if(currentItem->parent() != nullptr){
+            auto siblings = currentItem->parent()->children();
+            for(const auto child : siblings) {
+                sameNameNumber += (token == spix::qt::GetObjectName(child));
+            }
+        }else if(currentQuickItem != nullptr && currentQuickItem->parentItem() != nullptr) {
+            auto siblings = currentQuickItem->parentItem()->children();
+            for(const auto child : siblings) {
+                sameNameNumber += (token == spix::qt::GetObjectName(child));
+            }
+        }
+        if((currentItem->parent() == nullptr)
+           && (currentQuickItem != nullptr && currentQuickItem->parentItem() != nullptr)) {
+            currentItem = currentQuickItem->parentItem();
+        } else {
+            currentItem = currentItem->parent();
+        }
+
+        if (sameNameNumber > 1) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        path = token + "/" + path;
+    }
+
+    return spix::ItemPath(path.toStdString());
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 
 namespace spix {
 
+
+QtScene::QtScene() {
+    m_filter = new QtEventFilter(qGuiApp);
+
+    QObject::connect(qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::focusWindowChanged, qGuiApp, [this](QWindow* window) {
+        if(!m_eventFilterInstalled) {
+            m_eventFilterInstalled = true;
+            window->installEventFilter(m_filter);
+
+            QObject::connect(m_filter, &QtEventFilter::pickerModeEntered, m_filter, []() {
+                     QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::CrossCursor));
+            });
+            QObject::connect(m_filter, &QtEventFilter::pickerModeExited, m_filter, []() {
+                     QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+            });
+
+            auto quickWindow = qobject_cast<QQuickWindow*>(window);
+            QObject::connect(m_filter, &QtEventFilter::pickClick, m_filter, [this, quickWindow](QMouseEvent* e){
+                int bestCandidate = -1;
+                bool parentIsGoodCandidate = true;
+                auto objects = recursiveItemsAt(quickWindow->contentItem(), e->pos(), bestCandidate, parentIsGoodCandidate);
+
+                if(objects.size() == 1) {
+                    auto quickItem = qobject_cast<QQuickItem*>(objects[0]);
+                    // quickItem->setOpacity(0.5);
+                    auto itemPath = ItemPathForObject(quickItem);
+
+                    auto newPath = shortPath(itemPath, quickItem);
+                    // prints the path and surrounds it with quotes
+                    qDebug().setAutoInsertSpaces(false);
+                    auto pathString = "\'" + newPath.string() + "\'";
+                    qDebug() << "Path: " << pathString.c_str();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+QtScene::~QtScene(){
+    delete m_filter;
+}
+
+spix::ItemPath QtScene::shortPath(ItemPath oldPath, QQuickItem* oldItem){
+    spix::ItemPath newPath;
+
+    auto components = oldPath.components();
+
+    // add the first
+    if(components.size() > 1){
+        newPath = spix::ItemPath(components.at(0).string());
+    } else {
+        return oldPath;
+    }
+
+    for(auto p = components.begin() + 1; p != components.end() - 1; p++){
+        // iterate through the middle of the components
+        auto next = p + 1;
+
+        // item
+        auto path = spix::ItemPath(newPath.string() + "/" + p->string() + "/" + next->string());
+        auto shortPath = spix::ItemPath(newPath.string() + "/" + next->string());
+
+        auto item = qt::GetQQuickItemAtPath(path);
+        auto shortItem = qt::GetQQuickItemAtPath(shortPath);
+
+        
+        if(shortItem == nullptr || item != shortItem){
+            // need to add this item to path
+            newPath = spix::ItemPath(newPath.string() + "/" + p->string());
+        }
+        // otherwise continue without this item
+    }
+
+    // add the last item
+    auto name = GetObjectFinalName(oldItem, true);
+    newPath = spix::ItemPath(newPath.string() + "/" + name.toStdString());
+
+    return newPath;
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<Item> QtScene::itemAtPath(const ItemPath& path)
 {
     // Find item within window
@@ -87,4 +236,81 @@ std::string QtScene::takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath& targetItem)
     return byteArray.toBase64().toStdString();
 }
 
+bool QtScene::itemHasContents(QQuickItem* item) {
+    return item->flags().testFlag(QQuickItem::ItemHasContents);
+}
+bool QtScene::isGoodCandidateItem(QQuickItem* item, bool ignoreItemHasContents = false) {
+    return !(
+           !item->isVisible()
+        || qFuzzyCompare(item->opacity() + qreal(1.0), qreal(1.0))
+        || (!ignoreItemHasContents && !itemHasContents(item)));
+}
+
+
+QRectF QtScene::combinedChildrenRect(QQuickItem* obj) const {
+    auto rect = obj->childrenRect();
+
+    for(const auto child : obj->childItems()) {
+        auto childRect = child->childrenRect();
+        QPointF childGlobalPos = child->mapToScene(QPointF(0, 0));
+        QPointF localChildPos = obj->mapFromScene(childGlobalPos);
+        childRect.moveTopLeft((localChildPos.toPoint()));
+        rect = rect.united(childRect);
+    }
+
+    return rect;
+}
+
+ObjectIds QtScene::recursiveItemsAt(QQuickItem* parent, const QPointF& pos, int& bestCandidate, bool parentIsGoodCandidate){
+    Q_ASSERT(parent);
+    ObjectIds objects;
+
+    bestCandidate = -1;
+    if(parentIsGoodCandidate) {
+        parentIsGoodCandidate = isGoodCandidateItem(parent, true);
+    }
+
+    auto childItems = parent->childItems();
+    std::stable_sort(childItems.begin(), childItems.end(), [](QQuickItem* a, QQuickItem* b){
+        return a->z() < b->z();
+    });
+
+
+    for(int i = childItems.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        const auto child = childItems.at(i);
+        const auto requestedPoint = parent->mapToItem(child, pos);
+
+        if(!child->childItems().isEmpty() && (child->contains(requestedPoint) || combinedChildrenRect(child).contains(requestedPoint))){
+            const int count = objects.count();
+            int bc = 0;
+            objects << recursiveItemsAt(child, requestedPoint, bc, parentIsGoodCandidate);
+            if(bestCandidate == -1 && parentIsGoodCandidate && bc != -1){
+                bestCandidate = count + bc;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(child->contains(requestedPoint)) {
+            if(bestCandidate == -1 && parentIsGoodCandidate && isGoodCandidateItem(child)){
+                bestCandidate = objects.count();
+            }
+            objects << child;
+        }
+        if(bestCandidate != -1) break;
+    }
+
+    if(bestCandidate == -1 && parentIsGoodCandidate && itemHasContents(parent)){
+        bestCandidate = objects.count();
+    }
+
+    objects << parent;
+
+    if(bestCandidate != -1) {
+        objects = ObjectIds() << objects[bestCandidate];
+        bestCandidate = 0;
+    }
+
+    return objects;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h
index 7d7a3761..04b1bf52 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QByteArray>
+#include <QQuickItem>
 #include <Scene/Qt/QtEvents.h>
 #include <Scene/Scene.h>
 
@@ -16,12 +17,19 @@ class QQuickWindow;
 
 namespace spix {
 
+class QtEventFilter;
 class ItemPath;
 
+using ObjectIds = QVector<QObject*>;
+
 class QtScene : public Scene {
 public:
+    QtScene();
+    ~QtScene();
+
     // Request objects
     std::unique_ptr<Item> itemAtPath(const ItemPath& path) override;
+    ItemPath shortPath(ItemPath oldPath, QQuickItem* itemPath);
 
     // Events
     Events& events() override;
@@ -29,9 +37,15 @@ class QtScene : public Scene {
     // Tasks
     void takeScreenshot(const ItemPath& targetItem, const std::string& filePath) override;
     std::string takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath& targetItem) override;
+    ObjectIds recursiveItemsAt(QQuickItem* parent, const QPointF& pos, int& bestCandidate, bool parentIsGoodCandidate);
+    QRectF combinedChildrenRect(QQuickItem* object) const;
 
 private:
     QtEvents m_events;
+    bool m_eventFilterInstalled = false;
+    QtEventFilter* m_filter;
+    bool itemHasContents(QQuickItem* item);
+    bool isGoodCandidateItem(QQuickItem* item, bool ignoreItemHasContents);
 };
 
 } // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b68dae95..53b18582 100644
--- a/lib/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ set(TEST_SOURCES
     unittests/Scene/Qt/QtItem_test.cpp
     unittests/Scene/Qt/QtItemTools_test.cpp
     unittests/Scene/Qt/QtTestUtils.h
+    unittests/Scene/Qt/PickClick_test.cpp
 
     unittests/Utils/AnyRpcFunction_test.cpp
     unittests/Utils/AnyRpcUtils_test.cpp
diff --git a/lib/tests/unittests/Scene/Qt/PickClick_test.cpp b/lib/tests/unittests/Scene/Qt/PickClick_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d9d884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/unittests/Scene/Qt/PickClick_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "Spix/QtQmlBot.h"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <QTest>
+#include <QQmlComponent>
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+
+class PickClickTest : public ::testing::Test {
+protected:
+    PickClickTest()
+    : fakeArg {"hello"}
+    , fakeArgPtr(fakeArg)
+    , fakeArgList(&fakeArgPtr)
+    , fakeArgCount(1)
+    , app(fakeArgCount, fakeArgList)
+    , engine()
+    , component(&engine)
+    , w()
+    {
+        w.show();
+        w.setObjectName("mainWindow");
+    }
+
+
+    char fakeArg[50];
+    char* fakeArgPtr;
+    char** fakeArgList;
+    int fakeArgCount;
+    QGuiApplication app;
+    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+    QQmlComponent component;
+    QQuickWindow w;
+};
+
+
+TEST_F(PickClickTest, CursorShape){
+    auto bot = spix::QtQmlBot();
+    QTest::qWait(10);
+
+    QTest::keyPress(&w, Qt::Key_Control, Qt::KeyboardModifier::ShiftModifier);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(QGuiApplication::overrideCursor() != nullptr);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(QGuiApplication::overrideCursor()->shape() == Qt::CursorShape::CrossCursor);
+
+    QTest::keyRelease(&w, Qt::Key_Shift);
+    QTest::keyRelease(&w, Qt::Key_Control);
+}
+
+
+TEST_F(PickClickTest, ClickItem){
+    auto bot = spix::QtQmlBot();
+    auto l = QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&w);
+    w.resize(10, 10);
+
+    testing::internal::CaptureStderr();
+
+    QTest::mouseClick(&w, Qt::MouseButton::LeftButton, Qt::KeyboardModifier::ShiftModifier | Qt::KeyboardModifier::ControlModifier, QPoint(1, 1));
+
+    std::string out = testing::internal::GetCapturedStderr();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(out, "Path:  'mainWindow'\n");
+}