diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index 6f2742ae..7613cda7 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -1244,7 +1244,12 @@ void TerminalDisplay::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
 
     auto [charLine, charColumn] = getCharacterPosition(ev->pos(), !_usesMouseTracking);
 
-    if (charLine == _prevCharacterLine && charColumn == _prevCharacterColumn) {
+    // Ignore mouse movements that don't change the character position,
+    //   but don't ignore the ones generated by AutoScrollHandler (which
+    //   allow to extend the selection by dragging the mouse outside the
+    //   display).
+    if (charLine == _prevCharacterLine && charColumn == _prevCharacterColumn &&
+            contentsRect().contains(ev->pos())) {
         return;
     }