diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index 8bb589f42..605f8a171 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
                 this._workspacesViews[i].startSwipeScroll();
             return true;
         }));
+        panAction.connect('gesture-cancel', Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            clickAction.release();
+            for (let i = 0; i < this._workspacesViews.length; i++)
+                this._workspacesViews[i].endSwipeScroll();
+        }));
         panAction.connect('gesture-end', Lang.bind(this, function() {
             clickAction.release();
             for (let i = 0; i < this._workspacesViews.length; i++)