diff --git a/packages/react/src/container/Pane/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/container/Pane/index.tsx
index 3fd1d079..9e35829c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/container/Pane/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/container/Pane/index.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ export function Pane({
   const onPointerDown = (event: ReactPointerEvent): void => {
     const { resetSelectedElements, domNode, edgeLookup } = store.getState();
     containerBounds.current = domNode?.getBoundingClientRect();
-    (event.target as Element)?.setPointerCapture?.(event.pointerId);
 
     if (
       !elementsSelectable ||
@@ -132,6 +131,8 @@ export function Pane({
       return;
     }
 
+    (event.target as Element)?.setPointerCapture?.(event.pointerId);
+
     selectionStarted.current = true;
     selectionInProgress.current = false;
     edgeIdLookup.current = new Map();