diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 61fb8a21a..ee194f406 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -1577,6 +1577,8 @@ class App extends React.Component<any, AppState> {
   private handleCanvasPointerDown = (
     event: React.PointerEvent<HTMLCanvasElement>,
   ) => {
+    event.persist();
+
     if (lastPointerUp !== null) {
       // Unfortunately, sometimes we don't get a pointerup after a pointerdown,
       // this can happen when a contextual menu or alert is triggered. In order to avoid