diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 8f09d623..f98d4016 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ CBrowser* browser_new(CBrowser* oldBrowser)
          , "plugins-enabled"                 , config->enablePlugins
          , NULL);
 
-    DOC_CONNECT  ("button-release-event"        , on_webView_button_release)
+    DOC_CONNECT  ("button-press-event"          , on_webView_button_press)
     DOC_CONNECT  ("popup-menu"                  , on_webView_popup);
     DOC_CONNECT  ("scroll-event"                , on_webView_scroll);
     DOC_CONNECT  ("leave-notify-event"          , on_webView_leave)
diff --git a/src/webView.c b/src/webView.c
index 14d8e160..3a8e392b 100644
--- a/src/webView.c
+++ b/src/webView.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void webView_popup(GtkWidget* webView, GdkEventButton* event, CBrowser* browser)
         sokoke_widget_popup(webView, GTK_MENU(browser->popup_webView), event);
 }
 
-gboolean on_webView_button_release(GtkWidget* webView, GdkEventButton* event
+gboolean on_webView_button_press(GtkWidget* webView, GdkEventButton* event
  , CBrowser* browser)
 {
     GdkModifierType state = (GdkModifierType)0;
diff --git a/src/webView.h b/src/webView.h
index 0bac16f5..325aa4a0 100644
--- a/src/webView.h
+++ b/src/webView.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ on_webView_window_open(GtkWidget*, const gchar*, CBrowser*);
 */
 
 gboolean
-on_webView_button_release(GtkWidget*, GdkEventButton*, CBrowser*);
+on_webView_button_press(GtkWidget*, GdkEventButton*, CBrowser*);
 
 void
 on_webView_popup(GtkWidget*, CBrowser*);