diff --git a/objects/drawin.c b/objects/drawin.c
index dea0c0703..96d46c9e0 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.c
+++ b/objects/drawin.c
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ drawin_allocator(lua_State *L)
                           XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT
                           | XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_ENTER_WINDOW
                           | XCB_EVENT_MASK_LEAVE_WINDOW | XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY
-                          | XCB_EVENT_MASK_POINTER_MOTION | XCB_EVENT_MASK_EXPOSURE
+                          | XCB_EVENT_MASK_POINTER_MOTION | XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS
+                          | XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE | XCB_EVENT_MASK_EXPOSURE
                           | XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE,
                           globalconf.default_cmap,
                           xcursor_new(globalconf.cursor_ctx, xcursor_font_fromstr(w->cursor))