diff --git a/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.cpp b/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.cpp
index 2cb376b81..c666ebf04 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include "app/ui/main_window.h"
 #include "app/ui/timeline/timeline.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 
 namespace app {
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ void DrawingState::initToolLoop(Editor* editor,
 
   m_velocity.reset();
   m_lastPointer = pointer;
+  m_mouseDownPos = msg->position();
+  m_mouseDownTime = base::current_tick();
+
   m_toolLoopManager->prepareLoop(pointer);
   m_toolLoopManager->pressButton(pointer);
 
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ bool DrawingState::onMouseUp(Editor* editor, MouseMessage* msg)
   // one click).
   if (!m_toolLoop->getInk()->isSelection() ||
       m_toolLoop->getController()->isOnePoint() ||
-      m_mouseMoveReceived ||
+      !canInterpretMouseMovementAsJustOneClick() ||
       // In case of double-click (to select tiles) we don't want to
       // deselect if the mouse is not moved. In this case the tile
       // will be selected anyway even if the mouse is not moved.
@@ -251,12 +257,21 @@ bool DrawingState::onMouseMove(Editor* editor, MouseMessage* msg)
   // Update velocity sensor.
   m_velocity.updateWithDisplayPoint(msg->position());
 
+  // Update pointer with new mouse position
   m_lastPointer = tools::Pointer(gfx::Point(m_delayedMouseMove.spritePos()),
                                  m_velocity.velocity(),
                                  button_from_msg(msg),
                                  msg->pointerType(),
                                  msg->pressure());
 
+  // Indicate that we've received a real mouse movement event here
+  // (used in the Rectangular Marquee to deselect when we just do a
+  // simple click without moving the mouse).
+  m_mouseMoveReceived = true;
+  gfx::Point delta = (msg->position() - m_mouseDownPos);
+  m_mouseMaxDelta.x = std::max(m_mouseMaxDelta.x, std::abs(delta.x));
+  m_mouseMaxDelta.y = std::max(m_mouseMaxDelta.y, std::abs(delta.y));
+
   // Use DelayedMouseMove for tools like line, rectangle, etc. (that
   // use the only the last mouse position) to filter out rapid mouse
   // movement.
@@ -367,13 +382,23 @@ bool DrawingState::getGridBounds(Editor* editor, gfx::Rect& gridBounds)
 
 void DrawingState::handleMouseMovement()
 {
-  m_mouseMoveReceived = true;
-
   // Notify mouse movement to the tool
   ASSERT(m_toolLoopManager);
   m_toolLoopManager->movement(m_lastPointer);
 }
 
+bool DrawingState::canInterpretMouseMovementAsJustOneClick()
+{
+  // If the user clicked (pressed and released the mouse button) in
+  // less than 250 milliseconds in "the same place" (inside a 7 pixels
+  // rectangle actually, to detect stylus shake).
+  return
+    !m_mouseMoveReceived ||
+    (m_mouseMaxDelta.x < 4 &&
+     m_mouseMaxDelta.y < 4 &&
+     (base::current_tick() - m_mouseDownTime < 250));
+}
+
 bool DrawingState::canExecuteCommands()
 {
   // Returning true here means that the user can trigger commands with
diff --git a/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.h b/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.h
index ce92dfd43..18a3bed5d 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.h
+++ b/src/app/ui/editor/drawing_state.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "app/tools/velocity.h"
 #include "app/ui/editor/delayed_mouse_move.h"
 #include "app/ui/editor/standby_state.h"
+#include "base/time.h"
 #include "obs/connection.h"
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ namespace app {
 
   private:
     void handleMouseMovement();
+    bool canInterpretMouseMovementAsJustOneClick();
     bool canExecuteCommands();
     void onBeforeCommandExecution(CommandExecutionEvent& ev);
     void destroyLoopIfCanceled(Editor* editor);
@@ -79,10 +81,13 @@ namespace app {
     // Tool-loop manager
     std::unique_ptr<tools::ToolLoopManager> m_toolLoopManager;
 
-    // True if at least we've received a onMouseMove(). It's used to
-    // cancel selection tool (deselect) when the user click (press and
-    // release the mouse button in the same location).
+    // These fields are used to detect a selection tool cancelation
+    // (deselect command) when the user just click (press and release
+    // the mouse button in the "same location" approximately).
     bool m_mouseMoveReceived;
+    gfx::Point m_mouseMaxDelta;
+    gfx::Point m_mouseDownPos;
+    base::tick_t m_mouseDownTime;
 
     // Stores the last mouse pointer, used to re-use the latest mouse
     // button when onScrollChange() event is received.