diff --git a/term/src/terminalstate/mod.rs b/term/src/terminalstate/mod.rs
index 55028802212..18b0c702930 100644
--- a/term/src/terminalstate/mod.rs
+++ b/term/src/terminalstate/mod.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ pub struct TerminalState {
     mouse_tracking: bool,
     /// Button events enabled
     button_event_mouse: bool,
-    current_mouse_button: MouseButton,
+    current_mouse_buttons: Vec<MouseButton>,
     last_mouse_move: Option<MouseEvent>,
     cursor_visible: bool,
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ impl TerminalState {
             g1_charset: CharSet::DecLineDrawing,
             shift_out: false,
             newline_mode: false,
-            current_mouse_button: MouseButton::None,
+            current_mouse_buttons: vec![],
             tabs: TabStop::new(size.physical_cols, 8),
             title: "wezterm".to_string(),
             icon_title: None,
@@ -597,7 +597,18 @@ impl TerminalState {
     /// Advise the terminal about a change in its focus state
     pub fn focus_changed(&mut self, focused: bool) {
         if !focused {
-            self.current_mouse_button = MouseButton::None;
+            // notify app of release of buttons
+            let buttons = self.current_mouse_buttons.clone();
+            for b in buttons {
+                self.mouse_event(MouseEvent {
+                    kind: MouseEventKind::Release,
+                    button: b,
+                    modifiers: KeyModifiers::NONE,
+                    x: 0,
+                    y: 0,
+                })
+                .ok();
+            }
         }
         if self.focus_tracking {
             write!(self.writer, "{}{}", CSI, if focused { "I" } else { "O" }).ok();
diff --git a/term/src/terminalstate/mouse.rs b/term/src/terminalstate/mouse.rs
index a54266e0584..569d7059563 100644
--- a/term/src/terminalstate/mouse.rs
+++ b/term/src/terminalstate/mouse.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ impl TerminalState {
         position.max(0).saturating_add(1 + 32).min(127) as u8 as char
     }
 
-    fn mouse_report_button_number(&self, event: &MouseEvent) -> i8 {
+    fn mouse_report_button_number(&self, event: &MouseEvent) -> (i8, MouseButton) {
         let button = match event.button {
-            MouseButton::None => self.current_mouse_button,
+            MouseButton::None => self
+                .current_mouse_buttons
+                .last()
+                .copied()
+                .unwrap_or(MouseButton::None),
             b => b,
         };
         let mut code = match button {
@@ -38,11 +42,11 @@ impl TerminalState {
             code += 16;
         }
 
-        code
+        (code, button)
     }
 
     fn mouse_wheel(&mut self, event: MouseEvent) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let button = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
+        let (button, _button) = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
 
         if self.sgr_mouse
             && (self.mouse_tracking || self.button_event_mouse || self.any_event_mouse)
@@ -81,13 +85,14 @@ impl TerminalState {
     }
 
     fn mouse_button_press(&mut self, event: MouseEvent) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        self.current_mouse_button = event.button;
+        let (button, event_button) = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
+        self.current_mouse_buttons.retain(|&b| b != event_button);
+        self.current_mouse_buttons.push(event_button);
 
         if !(self.mouse_tracking || self.button_event_mouse || self.any_event_mouse) {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let button = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
         if self.sgr_mouse {
             write!(
                 self.writer,
@@ -112,31 +117,30 @@ impl TerminalState {
     }
 
     fn mouse_button_release(&mut self, event: MouseEvent) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        if self.current_mouse_button != MouseButton::None
-            && (self.mouse_tracking || self.button_event_mouse || self.any_event_mouse)
-        {
-            if self.sgr_mouse {
-                let release_button = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
-                self.current_mouse_button = MouseButton::None;
-                write!(
-                    self.writer,
-                    "\x1b[<{};{};{}m",
-                    release_button,
-                    event.x + 1,
-                    event.y + 1
-                )?;
-                self.writer.flush()?;
-            } else {
-                let release_button = 3;
-                self.current_mouse_button = MouseButton::None;
-                write!(
-                    self.writer,
-                    "\x1b[M{}{}{}",
-                    (32 + release_button) as u8 as char,
-                    Self::legacy_mouse_coord(event.x as i64),
-                    Self::legacy_mouse_coord(event.y),
-                )?;
-                self.writer.flush()?;
+        let (release_button, button) = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
+        if !self.current_mouse_buttons.is_empty() {
+            self.current_mouse_buttons.retain(|&b| b != button);
+            if self.mouse_tracking || self.button_event_mouse || self.any_event_mouse {
+                if self.sgr_mouse {
+                    write!(
+                        self.writer,
+                        "\x1b[<{};{};{}m",
+                        release_button,
+                        event.x + 1,
+                        event.y + 1
+                    )?;
+                    self.writer.flush()?;
+                } else {
+                    let release_button = 3;
+                    write!(
+                        self.writer,
+                        "\x1b[M{}{}{}",
+                        (32 + release_button) as u8 as char,
+                        Self::legacy_mouse_coord(event.x as i64),
+                        Self::legacy_mouse_coord(event.y),
+                    )?;
+                    self.writer.flush()?;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ impl TerminalState {
     }
 
     fn mouse_move(&mut self, event: MouseEvent) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let reportable = self.any_event_mouse || self.current_mouse_button != MouseButton::None;
+        let reportable = self.any_event_mouse || !self.current_mouse_buttons.is_empty();
         // Note: self.mouse_tracking on its own is for clicks, not drags!
         if reportable && (self.button_event_mouse || self.any_event_mouse) {
             match self.last_mouse_move.as_ref() {
@@ -155,7 +159,8 @@ impl TerminalState {
             }
             self.last_mouse_move.replace(event.clone());
 
-            let button = 32 + self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
+            let (button, _button) = self.mouse_report_button_number(&event);
+            let button = 32 + button;
 
             if self.sgr_mouse {
                 write!(
diff --git a/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs b/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs
index 6980f432d35..6f2039f48be 100644
--- a/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs
+++ b/term/src/terminalstate/performer.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::input::MouseButton;
 use crate::terminal::Alert;
 use crate::terminalstate::{default_color_map, CharSet, TabStop};
 use crate::{ClipboardSelection, Position, TerminalState, VisibleRowIndex};
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ impl<'a> Performer<'a> {
                 self.sixel_scrolls_right = false;
                 self.any_event_mouse = false;
                 self.button_event_mouse = false;
-                self.current_mouse_button = MouseButton::None;
+                self.current_mouse_buttons.clear();
                 self.cursor_visible = true;
                 self.g0_charset = CharSet::Ascii;
                 self.g1_charset = CharSet::DecLineDrawing;
diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs
index 0473af38ad1..c28764bb1e6 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub struct TermWindow {
 
     window_background: Option<Arc<ImageData>>,
 
-    current_mouse_button: Option<MousePress>,
+    current_mouse_buttons: Vec<MousePress>,
 
     /// Keeps track of double and triple clicks
     last_mouse_click: Option<LastMouseClick>,
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ impl TermWindow {
 
         if self.focused.is_none() {
             self.last_mouse_click = None;
-            self.current_mouse_button = None;
+            self.current_mouse_buttons.clear();
         }
 
         // Reset the cursor blink phase
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl TermWindow {
             last_scroll_info: RenderableDimensions::default(),
             tab_state: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
             pane_state: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
-            current_mouse_button: None,
+            current_mouse_buttons: vec![],
             last_mouse_click: None,
             current_highlight: None,
             shape_cache: RefCell::new(LruCache::new(
diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mouseevent.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mouseevent.rs
index d486dc1e708..c82324daf7e 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mouseevent.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mouseevent.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl super::TermWindow {
 
         match event.kind {
             WMEK::Release(ref press) => {
-                self.current_mouse_button = None;
+                self.current_mouse_buttons.retain(|p| p != press);
                 if press == &MousePress::Left && self.scroll_drag_start.take().is_some() {
                     // Completed a scrollbar drag
                     return;
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ impl super::TermWindow {
                     Some(click) => click.add(button),
                 };
                 self.last_mouse_click = Some(click);
-                self.current_mouse_button = Some(press.clone());
+                self.current_mouse_buttons.retain(|p| p != press);
+                self.current_mouse_buttons.push(*press);
             }
 
             WMEK::VertWheel(amount) if !pane.is_mouse_grabbed() && !pane.is_alt_screen_active() => {
@@ -475,12 +476,12 @@ impl super::TermWindow {
                 }
             }
             WMEK::Move => {
-                if self.current_mouse_button.is_some() {
+                if !self.current_mouse_buttons.is_empty() {
                     if let Some(LastMouseClick { streak, button, .. }) =
                         self.last_mouse_click.as_ref()
                     {
                         if Some(*button)
-                            == self.current_mouse_button.as_ref().map(mouse_press_to_tmb)
+                            == self.current_mouse_buttons.last().map(mouse_press_to_tmb)
                         {
                             Some(MouseEventTrigger::Drag {
                                 streak: *streak,
diff --git a/wezterm-input-types/src/lib.rs b/wezterm-input-types/src/lib.rs
index 1242d54f901..3bd4e9c1d8e 100644
--- a/wezterm-input-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wezterm-input-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum MousePress {
     Left,
     Right,