diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
index 317e04be7015c00d1b4c435c4c7340671597724e..04febdfbe70ab21822cd998d527025bd0295a9d4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -332,18 +332,15 @@ export class TerminalInstance implements ITerminalInstance {
 				return undefined;
 			});
 			this._instanceDisposables.push(dom.addDisposableListener(this._xterm.element, 'mousedown', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-				// We need to listen to the mouseup event up to the document since the user may release the mouse button anywhere
-				// outside of _xterm.element.
+				// We need to listen to the mouseup event on the document since the user may release
+				// the mouse button anywhere outside of _xterm.element.
 				const listener = dom.addDisposableListener(document, 'mouseup', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+					// Delay with a setTimeout to allow the mouseup to propagate through the DOM
+					// before evaluating the new selection state.
 					setTimeout(() => this._refreshSelectionContextKey(), 0);
 					listener.dispose();
 				});
 			}));
-			this._instanceDisposables.push(dom.addDisposableListener(this._xterm.element, 'mouseup', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-				// Wait until mouseup has propagated through the DOM before
-				// evaluating the new selection state.
-				setTimeout(() => this._refreshSelectionContextKey(), 0);
-			}));
 
 			// xterm.js currently drops selection on keyup as we need to handle this case.
 			this._instanceDisposables.push(dom.addDisposableListener(this._xterm.element, 'keyup', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {