diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index 0f405b17..3cf8c036 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ void TerminalDisplay::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
             }
         }
 
-        if (!ev->modifiers()) {
+        if ((!usesMouseTracking() && !ev->modifiers()) || (usesMouseTracking() && ev->modifiers() == Qt::ShiftModifier)) {
             _lineSelectionMode = false;
             _wordSelectionMode = false;
         }