diff --git a/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/grid-cell.tsx b/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/grid-cell.tsx
index 07a3d754d..6ba599e17 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/grid-cell.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/grid-cell.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ export const GridCell = memo(function GridCell({
     setEditingCell({ rowId, propertyId: property.id });
   }, [property, isRowNumber, rowId, readOnly, setEditingCell, setActiveFormulaEditor]);
 
+  const handleMouseDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      if (!property || e.button !== 0) return;
+      setFocusedCell({ rowId, propertyId: property.id });
+    },
+    [property, rowId, setFocusedCell],
+  );
+
   const handleClick = useCallback(
     (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
       if (!property) return;
@@ -190,6 +198,7 @@ export const GridCell = memo(function GridCell({
           : undefined
       }
       onClick={handleClick}
+      onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
       onDoubleClick={handleDoubleClick}
     >
       <CellComponent
diff --git a/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/row-number-cell.tsx b/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/row-number-cell.tsx
index 1b9c7bf87..00c419485 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/row-number-cell.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/ee/base/components/grid/row-number-cell.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ export const RowNumberCell = memo(function RowNumberCell({
     ),
   );
 
+  const handleCellMouseDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      if (e.button !== 0) return;
+      setFocusedCell({ rowId, propertyId: "__row_number" });
+    },
+    [rowId, setFocusedCell],
+  );
+
   const handleCellClick = useCallback(
     (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
       setFocusedCell({ rowId, propertyId: "__row_number" });
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ export const RowNumberCell = memo(function RowNumberCell({
           : undefined
       }
       onClick={handleCellClick}
+      onMouseDown={handleCellMouseDown}
     >
       <div className={classes.rowNumberCellInner}>
         {editable && (