diff --git a/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.test.ts b/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..341e07e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { App } from "obsidian";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { GenericTextSuggester } from "./genericTextSuggester";
+
+function createApp(): App {
+	return {
+		dom: {
+			appContainerEl: document.body,
+		},
+		keymap: {
+			pushScope: vi.fn(),
+			popScope: vi.fn(),
+		},
+	} as unknown as App;
+}
+
+describe("TextInputSuggest", () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		document.body.replaceChildren();
+	});
+
+	it("keeps focus during suggestion mousedown so click selection can run", async () => {
+		const input = document.createElement("input");
+		input.trigger = (eventName: string) => {
+			input.dispatchEvent(new Event(eventName, { bubbles: true }));
+		};
+		document.body.appendChild(input);
+
+		new GenericTextSuggester(createApp(), input, ["Adventure"]);
+
+		input.focus();
+		input.value = "Adv";
+		input.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
+		await Promise.resolve();
+
+		const suggestion = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".suggestion-item");
+		expect(suggestion?.textContent).toBe("Adventure");
+
+		const mouseDown = new MouseEvent("mousedown", {
+			bubbles: true,
+			cancelable: true,
+		});
+		suggestion?.dispatchEvent(mouseDown);
+
+		if (!mouseDown.defaultPrevented) {
+			input.blur();
+		}
+
+		suggestion?.dispatchEvent(
+			new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }),
+		);
+
+		expect(input.value).toBe("Adventure");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.ts b/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.ts
index 686f1dec..1f336e5b 100644
--- a/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.ts
+++ b/src/gui/suggesters/suggest.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export abstract class TextInputSuggest<T> implements ISuggestOwner<T> {
 		this.inputEl.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
 
 		this.suggestEl.addEventListener("mousedown", (event: MouseEvent) => {
-			if (event.target === this.suggestEl) event.preventDefault();
+			event.preventDefault();
 		});
 
 		// Setup global listeners