diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
index c0f0ade7b9..83469b8295 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
@@ -1086,7 +1086,10 @@ extern "C" fn handle_view_event(this: &Object, _: Sel, native_event: id) {
                 button: MouseButton::Left,
                 modifiers: Modifiers { ctrl: true, .. },
                 ..
-            }) => return,
+            }) => {
+                window_state_borrow.synthetic_drag_counter += 1;
+                return;
+            }
 
             _ => None,
         };