diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index cfc46e85ab..5bb8a5663f 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ limitations under the License.
     width: 19px;
     height: 19px;
     background-image: url($edit-button-url);
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
+    user-select: none;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile:hover .mx_EventTile_editButton,