Issue #6683๐Ÿ’ฌ AnsweredOpened Jan 7, 2026by derikb0 reactions

Modals close on mouseup event outside of modal rather than a full click

Quick answerby derikb

fwiw I used the demo page as the reproducible link, though that page is not using the most recent version of grapesjs. My local code is using the recent version and shows the same issue.

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GrapesJS version [x] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome 143.0.7499.169 Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/demo.html Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? Drag a custom code component into the page. The modal should open automatically, else double click the custom code component in the preview. Click and hold inside the modal then drag your mouse outside the modal and release the click. The modal closes. What is the expected behavior? Seems to me the modal should only close on a full click event outside the modal. What is the curren...

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derikbโ€ข Jan 7, 2026

fwiw I used the demo page as the reproducible link, though that page is not using the most recent version of grapesjs. My local code is using the recent version and shows the same issue.

derikbโ€ข Jan 7, 2026

Ok I see why its happening. Because the modal and its surrounding backdrop are all one element that has the events attached, so a mousedown, drag, mouseup is still getting treated as a click cause its all over the same element. Event.target ends up being where the click ended up (outside the modal...

GJS Helperโ€ข May 17, 2026

The issue you've described is a known edge case in how browser click events interact with mousedown and mouseup events, especially when dealing with overlays or backdrops for modals. While GrapesJS's modal closing logic is tied to a click event on its root element (which acts as the backdrop), the...

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