diff --git a/plugins/markdown/core/src/org/intellij/plugins/markdown/ui/preview/MarkdownPreviewFileEditor.kt b/plugins/markdown/core/src/org/intellij/plugins/markdown/ui/preview/MarkdownPreviewFileEditor.kt
index fc6271596f06..8f02b3f94b5b 100644
--- a/plugins/markdown/core/src/org/intellij/plugins/markdown/ui/preview/MarkdownPreviewFileEditor.kt
+++ b/plugins/markdown/core/src/org/intellij/plugins/markdown/ui/preview/MarkdownPreviewFileEditor.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
 import com.intellij.ui.awt.RelativePoint
 import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
 import com.intellij.util.ui.StartupUiUtil
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class MarkdownPreviewFileEditor(
 
     StartupUiUtil.addAwtListener(AWTEvent.MOUSE_EVENT_MASK, this) { event ->
       if (event is MouseEvent && event.id == MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED && event.button == MouseEvent.BUTTON3
+          && UIUtil.isDescendingFrom(event.component, htmlPanelWrapper)
           && event.component.isShowing() && htmlPanelWrapper.isShowing()
           && component.containsScreenLocation(event.locationOnScreen)
       ) {