diff --git a/shared/editor/components/Styles.ts b/shared/editor/components/Styles.ts
index f62d5990d..13f62fdb6 100644
--- a/shared/editor/components/Styles.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/components/Styles.ts
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ h6 {
 .comment-marker {
   border-bottom: 2px solid ${transparentize(0.5, props.theme.brand.marine)};
   transition: background 100ms ease-in-out;
-  cursor: pointer;
   border-radius: 2px;
 
   &:hover {
diff --git a/shared/editor/marks/Comment.ts b/shared/editor/marks/Comment.ts
index 5b137f2d0..e7438fe2f 100644
--- a/shared/editor/marks/Comment.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/marks/Comment.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default class Comment extends Mark {
       new Plugin({
         props: {
           handleDOMEvents: {
-            mousedown: (view, event: MouseEvent) => {
+            mouseup: (view, event: MouseEvent) => {
               if (
                 !(event.target instanceof HTMLSpanElement) ||
                 !event.target.classList.contains("comment-marker")
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ export default class Comment extends Mark {
 
               const commentId = event.target.id.replace("comment-", "");
               if (commentId) {
-                event.preventDefault();
-                event.stopPropagation();
                 this.options?.onClickCommentMark?.(commentId);
               }