diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ContentTabLabel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ContentTabLabel.java
index 6877dbed7353..f6b78afc2886 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ContentTabLabel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ContentTabLabel.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ContentTabLabel extends BaseLabel {
 
     fillIcons(additionalIcon);
 
-    behavior.setActionTrigger(MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED);
+    behavior.setActionTrigger(MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED);
     behavior.setMouseDeadzone(TimedDeadzone.NULL);
 
     myContent.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {