diff --git a/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp b/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
index d8a22f3e64c2..edfe268829ca 100644
--- a/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
@@ -1778,6 +1778,8 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsViewManager::DispatchEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent, nsEventStatus *aS
         if (!view || !mContext)
           break;
 
+        *aStatus = nsEventStatus_eConsumeNoDefault;
+
         // The rect is in device units, and it's in the coordinate space of its
         // associated window.
         nsCOMPtr<nsIRegion> region = ((nsPaintEvent*)aEvent)->region;