diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/events.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/events.directive.js
index 1b9dc090bb..6cf5f68461 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/events.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/events/events.directive.js
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ angular.module('umbraco.directives')
                 }
 
                 // ignore clicks on dialog from old dialog service
-                var oldDialog = $(el).parents("#old-dialog-service");
+                var oldDialog = $(event.target).parents("#old-dialog-service");
                 if (oldDialog.length === 1) {
                     return;
                 }
 
                 // ignore clicks in tinyMCE dropdown(floatpanel)
-                var floatpanel = $(el).parents(".mce-floatpanel");
+                var floatpanel = $(event.target).closest(".mce-floatpanel");
                 if (floatpanel.length === 1) {
                     return;
                 }