diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensController.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensController.ts
index 3a4a3f5acb843fb1a3b09a3f829e7233bdef05c9..360889a81e281c8d9e1c800da7ff5abbc2c62633 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/codelens/codelensController.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class CodeLensContribution implements IEditorContribution {
 				this._disposeAllLenses(undefined, undefined);
 			}
 		}));
-		this._localToDispose.add(this._editor.onMouseUp(e => {
+		this._localToDispose.add(this._editor.onMouseDown(e => {
 			if (e.target.type !== MouseTargetType.CONTENT_WIDGET) {
 				return;
 			}