diff --git a/camino/src/browser/SearchTextField.m b/camino/src/browser/SearchTextField.m
index 42210043917..7f80a6ddcbc 100644
--- a/camino/src/browser/SearchTextField.m
+++ b/camino/src/browser/SearchTextField.m
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
     [[self cell] popUpButtonClickedWithFrame:cellFrame inView:self];
     // send the notification?
   }
+  else
+    [super mouseDown:theEvent];
 }
 
 // Do not remove.  This method must be empty to setup cursor rects properly