diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
index 682cf34c5..ddba3f6eb 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
@@ -633,7 +633,11 @@ export class Editor implements Component, Focusable {
 			return result ? { ...result, focus: true } : undefined;
 		}
 
-		if (event.type !== "press" || event.button !== "left") return undefined;
+		// Leave press/drag/release unhandled so the renderer's screen-level text
+		// selection can run over the editor rows (drag to select, release to copy).
+		// The renderer synthesizes a click when press and release land on the same
+		// cell without movement, which is the gesture that positions the cursor.
+		if (event.type !== "click" || event.button !== "left") return undefined;
 		if (event.y <= 0 || event.y > this.renderedVisibleLineCount) return { handled: true, focus: true };
 
 		const visualLines = this.buildVisualLineMap(this.lastWidth);
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/mouse-components.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/mouse-components.test.ts
index de93da3f6..bf7e4e7c8 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/mouse-components.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/mouse-components.test.ts
@@ -150,4 +150,30 @@ describe("mouse-aware components", () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(tui.getFocusedComponent(), editor);
 		tui.stop();
 	});
+
+	it("selects and copies editor text on drag instead of moving the cursor", async () => {
+		const terminal = new VirtualTerminal(20, 6);
+		const copied: string[] = [];
+		const tui = new TuiAltScreen(terminal, undefined, undefined, {
+			copySelection: async (text) => {
+				copied.push(text);
+				return true;
+			},
+		});
+		const editor = new Editor(tui, editorTheme);
+		editor.setText("hello world");
+		tui.addChild(editor);
+		tui.start();
+		await terminal.waitForRender();
+		const cursorBefore = editor.getCursor();
+
+		terminal.sendInput("\x1b[<0;1;2M");
+		terminal.sendInput("\x1b[<32;5;2M");
+		terminal.sendInput("\x1b[<0;5;2m");
+		await terminal.waitForRender();
+
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(copied, ["hello"]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(editor.getCursor(), cursorBefore);
+		tui.stop();
+	});
 });