diff --git a/modules/ui/init.js b/modules/ui/init.js
index b5b5f0dd3..35d5d23dd 100644
--- a/modules/ui/init.js
+++ b/modules/ui/init.js
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export function uiInit(context) {
 
         container
             .on('click.ui', function() {
+                // we're only concerned with the primary mouse button
+                if (d3_event.button !== 0) return;
+
                 if (!d3_event.composedPath) return;
 
                 // some targets have default click events we don't want to override