diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs
index bf01512d57b80..fe8e072a04438 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/focus.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ pub fn ui_focus_system(
     // reset lower nodes to None
     for (_entity, _focus_policy, interaction, _) in moused_over_z_sorted_nodes {
         if let Some(mut interaction) = interaction {
-            if *interaction != Interaction::None {
+            // don't reset clicked nodes because they're handled separately
+            if *interaction != Interaction::Clicked && *interaction != Interaction::None {
                 *interaction = Interaction::None;
             }
         }