diff --git a/js/ui/grabHelper.js b/js/ui/grabHelper.js
index 6c7511fdf..9249828c6 100644
--- a/js/ui/grabHelper.js
+++ b/js/ui/grabHelper.js
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ const GrabHelper = new Lang.Class({
             // which should be a release event.
             if (press)
                 this._ignoreRelease = true;
-            this.ungrab();
+            this.ungrab({ actor: this._grabStack[0].actor });
         }
 
         return this._modalCount > 0;