diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/IdeMouseEventDispatcher.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/IdeMouseEventDispatcher.java
index e26fcba94702..740cd93eae74 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/IdeMouseEventDispatcher.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/IdeMouseEventDispatcher.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.PresentationFactory;
 import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.Keymap;
 import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.KeymapManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.ui.MouseShortcutPanel;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.IdeFocusManager;
@@ -215,6 +216,10 @@ public final class IdeMouseEventDispatcher {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (c instanceof MouseShortcutPanel || c.getParent() instanceof MouseShortcutPanel) {
+      return false; // forward mouse processing to the special shortcut panel
+    }
+
     if (isHorizontalScrolling(c, e)) {
       boolean done = doHorizontalScrolling(c, (MouseWheelEvent)e);
       if (done) return true;
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/ui/MouseShortcutPanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/ui/MouseShortcutPanel.java
index a407bb780f65..1b7e98fdf70c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/ui/MouseShortcutPanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/keymap/impl/ui/MouseShortcutPanel.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
 /**
  * @author Sergey.Malenkov
  */
-final class MouseShortcutPanel extends ShortcutPanel<MouseShortcut> {
+public final class MouseShortcutPanel extends ShortcutPanel<MouseShortcut> {
   static final JBColor FOREGROUND = new JBColor(0x8C8C8C, 0x8C8C8C);
   static final JBColor BACKGROUND = new JBColor(0xF5F5F5, 0x4B4F52);
   static final JBColor BORDER = new JBColor(0xDEDEDE, 0x383B3D);