diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/presenter.rs b/crates/gpui/src/presenter.rs
index 9a8a77258e..58f6f127af 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/presenter.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/presenter.rs
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ impl Presenter {
             }
 
             let mut event_cx = self.build_event_context(cx);
+            let mut handled = false;
             for unhovered_region in unhovered_regions {
                 if let Some(hover_callback) = unhovered_region.hover {
+                    handled = true;
                     event_cx.with_current_view(unhovered_region.view_id, |event_cx| {
                         hover_callback(false, event_cx);
                     })
@@ -330,6 +332,7 @@ impl Presenter {
 
             for hovered_region in hovered_regions {
                 if let Some(hover_callback) = hovered_region.hover {
+                    handled = true;
                     event_cx.with_current_view(hovered_region.view_id, |event_cx| {
                         hover_callback(true, event_cx);
                     })
@@ -338,6 +341,7 @@ impl Presenter {
 
             if let Some((clicked_region, position, click_count)) = clicked_region {
                 if let Some(click_callback) = clicked_region.click {
+                    handled = true;
                     event_cx.with_current_view(clicked_region.view_id, |event_cx| {
                         click_callback(position, click_count, event_cx);
                     })
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ impl Presenter {
 
             if let Some((right_clicked_region, position, click_count)) = right_clicked_region {
                 if let Some(right_click_callback) = right_clicked_region.right_click {
+                    handled = true;
                     event_cx.with_current_view(right_clicked_region.view_id, |event_cx| {
                         right_click_callback(position, click_count, event_cx);
                     })
@@ -354,13 +359,16 @@ impl Presenter {
 
             if let Some((dragged_region, delta)) = dragged_region {
                 if let Some(drag_callback) = dragged_region.drag {
+                    handled = true;
                     event_cx.with_current_view(dragged_region.view_id, |event_cx| {
                         drag_callback(delta, event_cx);
                     })
                 }
             }
 
-            event_cx.dispatch_event(root_view_id, &event);
+            if !handled {
+                event_cx.dispatch_event(root_view_id, &event);
+            }
 
             invalidated_views.extend(event_cx.invalidated_views);
             let dispatch_directives = event_cx.dispatched_actions;