diff --git a/widgets/svgwidget.cpp b/widgets/svgwidget.cpp
index 9b2332e3e..db46bb005 100644
--- a/widgets/svgwidget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/svgwidget.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ void SvgWidget::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
     // transparent"
     if (receivers(SIGNAL(clicked(Qt::MouseButton)))) {
         event->accept();
+    } else {
+        QGraphicsWidget::mousePressEvent(event);
     }
 }