diff --git a/src/text-editor-component.js b/src/text-editor-component.js
index b38f34cc5..6f1d1247c 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-component.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-component.js
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ class TextEditorComponent {
     }
 
     window.addEventListener('mousemove', didMouseMove)
-    window.addEventListener('mouseup', didMouseUp)
+    window.addEventListener('mouseup', didMouseUp, {capture: true})
   }
 
   autoscrollOnMouseDrag ({clientX, clientY}, verticalOnly = false) {