diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
index 02426e84107afddda4a04a22308b7f3d5abfbdfb..9afdfbebe527c04602b9afec95ca1d68e3cc976d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/explorerViewer.ts
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ export class FileController extends DefaultController {
 		@IMenuService menuService: IMenuService,
 		@IContextKeyService contextKeyService: IContextKeyService
 	) {
-		super({ clickBehavior: ClickBehavior.ON_MOUSE_DOWN });
+		super({ clickBehavior: ClickBehavior.ON_MOUSE_UP /* do not change to not break DND */ });
 
 		this.contributedContextMenu = menuService.createMenu(MenuId.ExplorerContext, contextKeyService);