diff --git a/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js b/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js
index 00574d24..76fedc3c 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mouse/mouse_handler.js
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ var MouseHandler = function(editor) {
     new DefaultGutterHandler(this);
     new DragdropHandler(this);
 
-    event.addListener(editor.container, "mousedown", function(e) {
-        editor.focus();
-        return event.preventDefault(e);
-    });
-
     var mouseTarget = editor.renderer.getMouseEventTarget();
     event.addListener(mouseTarget, "click", this.onMouseEvent.bind(this, "click"));
     event.addListener(mouseTarget, "mousemove", this.onMouseMove.bind(this, "mousemove"));
@@ -62,6 +57,16 @@ var MouseHandler = function(editor) {
     event.addListener(gutterEl, "click", this.onMouseEvent.bind(this, "gutterclick"));
     event.addListener(gutterEl, "dblclick", this.onMouseEvent.bind(this, "gutterdblclick"));
     event.addListener(gutterEl, "mousemove", this.onMouseEvent.bind(this, "guttermousemove"));
+    
+    event.addListener(mouseTarget, "mousedown", function(e) {
+        editor.focus();
+        return event.preventDefault(e);
+    });
+    
+    event.addListener(gutterEl, "mousedown", function(e) {
+        editor.focus();
+        return event.preventDefault(e);
+    });
 };
 
 (function() {