diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index 732459b0..d5d52065 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (v *View) MousePress(usePlugin bool, e *tcell.EventMouse) bool {
 			v.Cursor.ResetSelection()
 			v.Relocate()
 		}
-		if time.Since(v.lastClickTime)/time.Millisecond < doubleClickThreshold {
+		if time.Since(v.lastClickTime)/time.Millisecond < doubleClickThreshold && (x == v.lastLoc.X && y == v.lastLoc.Y) {
 			if v.doubleClick {
 				// Triple click
 				v.lastClickTime = time.Now()
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ func (v *View) MousePress(usePlugin bool, e *tcell.EventMouse) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	v.lastLoc = Loc{x, y}
+
 	if usePlugin {
 		PostActionCall("MousePress", v, e)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 4560c30e..b30e6e60 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type View struct {
 	// This stores when the last click was
 	// This is useful for detecting double and triple clicks
 	lastClickTime time.Time
+	lastLoc       Loc
 
 	// lastCutTime stores when the last ctrl+k was issued.
 	// It is used for clearing the clipboard to replace it with fresh cut lines.