diff --git a/src/ltui/dialog.lua b/src/ltui/dialog.lua
index ca01138..d334327 100644
--- a/src/ltui/dialog.lua
+++ b/src/ltui/dialog.lua
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ function dialog:init(name, bounds, title)
         self:buttons():bounds_set(rect:new(0, v:height() - 1, v:width(), 1))
         self:_update_buttons_layout()
     end)
+
+    -- mark as block mouse
+    self:option_set("blockmouse", true)
 end
 
 -- get buttons
diff --git a/src/ltui/panel.lua b/src/ltui/panel.lua
index 1632f9e..b8479df 100644
--- a/src/ltui/panel.lua
+++ b/src/ltui/panel.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function panel:init(name, bounds)
 
         -- try focused first
         local current = v:current()
-        if current and current:option("mouseable") and current:bounds():contains(x, y) then
+        if current and current:option("mouseable") and (current:option("blockmouse") or current:bounds():contains(x, y)) then
             return current:action_on(action.ac_on_clicked, x, y)
         end
 
diff --git a/src/ltui/textedit.lua b/src/ltui/textedit.lua
index 4d04f1b..285d065 100644
--- a/src/ltui/textedit.lua
+++ b/src/ltui/textedit.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local event     = require("ltui/event")
 local border    = require("ltui/border")
 local curses    = require("ltui/curses")
 local textarea  = require("ltui/textarea")
+local action    = require("ltui/action")
 
 -- define module
 local textedit = textedit or textarea()
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ function textedit:init(name, bounds, text)
     -- mark as selectable
     self:option_set("selectable", true)
 
+    -- mark as mouseable
+    self:option_set("mouseable", true)
+    self:action_set(action.ac_on_clicked, function () return true end)
+
     -- disable progress
     self:option_set("progress", false)