diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.cpp
index e2c9e09e3..0c15a5472 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,17 @@ PartitionLabelsView::leaveEvent( QEvent* event )
 }
 
 
+void
+PartitionLabelsView::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
+{
+    QModelIndex candidateIndex = indexAt( event->pos() );
+    if ( canBeSelected( candidateIndex ) )
+        QAbstractItemView::mousePressEvent( event );
+    else
+        event->accept();
+}
+
+
 void
 PartitionLabelsView::updateGeometries()
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.h b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.h
index 6b68fe582..479dc4ed3 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionLabelsView.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ protected:
 
     void mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent* event ) override;
     void leaveEvent( QEvent* event ) override;
+    void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent* event ) override;
 
 protected slots:
     void updateGeometries() override;