diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go b/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go
index b3dfa1b8227..35c201a1463 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui_driver.go
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ func (self *GuiDriver) Click(x, y int) {
 		0,
 	)
 	self.waitTillIdle()
+	self.gui.g.ReplayedEvents.MouseEvents <- gocui.NewTcellMouseEventWrapper(
+		tcell.NewEventMouse(x, y, tcell.ButtonNone, 0),
+		0,
+	)
+	self.waitTillIdle()
 }
 
 // wait until lazygit is idle (i.e. all processing is done) before continuing