diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useMentionClickHandler.ts b/src/app/hooks/useMentionClickHandler.ts
index f8f4bf545..49c291c72 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useMentionClickHandler.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useMentionClickHandler.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const useMentionClickHandler = (roomId: string): ReactEventHandler<HTMLEl
 
   const handleClick: ReactEventHandler<HTMLElement> = useCallback(
     (evt) => {
+      evt.stopPropagation();
       evt.preventDefault();
       const target = evt.currentTarget;
       const mentionId = target.getAttribute('data-mention-id');