diff --git a/TextEditor.cpp b/TextEditor.cpp
index d493d01..af67854 100644
--- a/TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/TextEditor.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	, mSelectionMode(SelectionMode::Normal)
 	, mCheckComments(true)
 	, mLastClick(-1.0f)
+	, mHandleMouseInputs(true)
 {
 	SetPalette(GetDarkPalette());
 	SetLanguageDefinition(LanguageDefinition::HLSL());
@@ -839,8 +840,8 @@
 	ImGui::BeginChild(aTitle, aSize, aBorder, ImGuiWindowFlags_HorizontalScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysHorizontalScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoMove);
 	ImGui::PushAllowKeyboardFocus(true);
 
-	HandleKeyboardInputs();
-	HandleMouseInputs();
+	if( mHandleMouseInputs)    HandleMouseInputs();
+
 	ColorizeInternal();
 	Render();
 
diff --git a/TextEditor.h b/TextEditor.h
index 66df7eb..b01aa50 100644
--- a/TextEditor.h
+++ b/TextEditor.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
 	Coordinates GetCursorPosition() const { return GetActualCursorCoordinates(); }
 	void SetCursorPosition(const Coordinates& aPosition);
 
+	void SetHandleMouseInputs    (bool aValue){ mHandleMouseInputs    = aValue;}
 	void InsertText(const std::string& aValue);
 	void InsertText(const char* aValue);
 
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@
 	bool mCursorPositionChanged;
 	int mColorRangeMin, mColorRangeMax;
 	SelectionMode mSelectionMode;
+	bool mHandleMouseInputs;
 
 	Palette mPaletteBase;
 	Palette mPalette;