diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp
index 74d161749b..1d00ffd7f9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp
@@ -375,10 +375,13 @@ struct MenuWindow final : public Component
             addToDesktop (ComponentPeer::windowIsTemporary
                           | ComponentPeer::windowIgnoresKeyPresses
                           | lf.getMenuWindowFlags());
-
-            Desktop::getInstance().addGlobalMouseListener (this);
         }
 
+        // Using a global mouse listener means that we get notifications about all mouse events.
+        // Without this, drags that are started on a button that displays a menu won't reach the
+        // menu, because they *only* target the component that initiated the drag interaction.
+        Desktop::getInstance().addGlobalMouseListener (this);
+
         if (options.getParentComponent() == nullptr && parentWindow == nullptr && lf.shouldPopupMenuScaleWithTargetComponent (options))
             if (auto* targetComponent = options.getTargetComponent())
                 scaleFactor = Component::getApproximateScaleFactorForComponent (targetComponent);