diff --git a/js/ui/grabHelper.js b/js/ui/grabHelper.js
index 532f74417..e70285bde 100644
--- a/js/ui/grabHelper.js
+++ b/js/ui/grabHelper.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ var GrabHelper = class GrabHelper {
         if (this._ignoreUntilRelease && (motion || release || touch)) {
             if (release || touchEnd)
                 this._ignoreUntilRelease = false;
-            return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
+            return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         }
 
         if (this._isWithinGrabbedActor(event.get_source()))