diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
index b34c297f2e4..96438a0bdf7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ void QWidgetTextControlPrivate::mouseMoveEvent(QEvent *e, Qt::MouseButton button
         if (newCursorPos == -1)
             return;
 
-        if (wordSelectionEnabled && !selectedWordOnDoubleClick.hasSelection()) {
+        if (mousePressed && wordSelectionEnabled && !selectedWordOnDoubleClick.hasSelection()) {
             selectedWordOnDoubleClick = cursor;
             selectedWordOnDoubleClick.select(QTextCursor::WordUnderCursor);
         }
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ void QWidgetTextControlPrivate::mouseMoveEvent(QEvent *e, Qt::MouseButton button
             extendBlockwiseSelection(newCursorPos);
         else if (selectedWordOnDoubleClick.hasSelection())
             extendWordwiseSelection(newCursorPos, mouseX);
-        else if (!isPreediting())
+        else if (mousePressed && !isPreediting())
             setCursorPosition(newCursorPos, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
 
         if (interactionFlags & Qt::TextEditable) {