diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_button_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_button_view.js
index e85f5ac7d10..9c6d02949dc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_button_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/quote_button_view.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ Discourse.QuoteButtonView = Discourse.View.extend({
     $(document)
       .on("mousedown.quote-button", function(e) {
         view.set('isMouseDown', true);
-        if ($(e.target).hasClass('quote-button') || $(e.target).hasClass('create')) return;
+        // we don't want to deselect when we click on the quote button or the reply button
+        if ($(e.target).hasClass('quote-button') || $(e.target).closest('.create').length > 0) return;
         // deselects only when the user left click
         // (allows anyone to `extend` their selection using shift+click)
         if (e.which === 1 && !e.shiftKey) controller.deselectText();