diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/create_pane_button.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/create_pane_button.ts
index 04231d8d4..8a636df05 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/create_pane_button.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/buttons/create_pane_button.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ export default class CreatePaneButton extends OnClickButtonWidget {
         this.icon("bx-dock-right")
             .title(t("create_pane_button.create_new_split"))
             .titlePlacement("bottom")
-            .onClick((widget) => widget.triggerCommand("openNewNoteSplit", { ntxId: widget.getClosestNtxId() }))
+            .onClick((widget, e) => {
+                widget.triggerCommand("openNewNoteSplit", { ntxId: widget.getClosestNtxId() });
+                e.stopPropagation();
+            })
             .class("icon-action");
     }
 }