diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9bd553f..6a92e62 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cairo-rs 0.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "gdk 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "gdk-sys 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "glib 0.0.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "glib-sys 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "gtk 0.0.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9529f20..1614005 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ cairo-rs = "0.0.8"
 glib = "0.0.8"
 glib-sys = "0.3"
 gdk = "0.3"
+gdk-sys = "0.3"
 #neovim-lib = "0.1"
 rmp = "0.7"
 phf = "0.7"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4b5346f..5e0a2bb 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 extern crate gtk;
 extern crate gdk;
+extern crate gdk_sys;
 extern crate glib;
 extern crate glib_sys;
 extern crate cairo;
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 57bd3a5..d401ab1 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{Window, WindowType, DrawingArea, Grid, ToolButton, ButtonBox, Orientation, Image};
 use gdk::{Event, EventKey, EventConfigure, EventButton, EventMotion, EventType};
+use gdk_sys;
 use glib;
 use glib_sys;
 use neovim_lib::{Neovim, NeovimApi};
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ impl Ui {
 
         grid.attach(&self.drawing_area, 0, 1, 1, 1);
 
+        self.drawing_area.set_events(gdk_sys::GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK.bits() as i32);
         self.drawing_area.connect_button_press_event(gtk_button_press);
         self.drawing_area.connect_button_release_event(gtk_button_release);
         self.drawing_area.connect_motion_notify_event(gtk_motion_notify);