diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js
index 41ecddf0ce5..14e9cca5807 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/popover/popover_controller.js
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export class PopoverController extends Component {
         const target = ev.composedPath()[0];
         if (this.props.closeOnClickAway(target) && !this.isInside(target)) {
             this.props.close();
-            ev.preventDefault();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_common/calendar_common_popover.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_common/calendar_common_popover.js
index dad8d04e28b..52b1e4774f1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_common/calendar_common_popover.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_common/calendar_common_popover.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Field } from "@web/views/fields/field";
 import { Record } from "@web/model/record";
 import { getFormattedDateSpan } from "@web/views/calendar/utils";
 
-import { Component } from "@odoo/owl";
+import { Component, useExternalListener } from "@odoo/owl";
 
 export class CalendarCommonPopover extends Component {
     setup() {
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export class CalendarCommonPopover extends Component {
         this.date = null;
         this.dateDuration = null;
 
+        useExternalListener(window, "pointerdown", (e) => e.preventDefault(), { capture: true });
+
         this.computeDateTimeAndDuration();
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js
index 619150668d5..02f90c09512 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/popover/popover_service_tests.js
@@ -85,30 +85,6 @@ QUnit.test("close on click away", async (assert) => {
     assert.containsNone(fixture, ".o_popover #comp");
 });
 
-QUnit.test("close on click away should be default prevented", async (assert) => {
-    assert.expect(6);
-    class Comp extends Component {}
-    Comp.template = xml`<div id="comp">in popover</div>`;
-
-    popovers.add(popoverTarget, Comp, {});
-    await nextTick();
-
-    assert.containsOnce(fixture, ".o_popover");
-    assert.containsOnce(fixture, ".o_popover #comp");
-    const closeButton = fixture.querySelector("#close");
-    function clickListener(ev) {
-        assert.step(`click-event-${ev.defaultPrevented ? "default-prevented" : ""}`);
-    }
-    closeButton.addEventListener("pointerdown", clickListener);
-
-    await click(fixture, "#close");
-
-    assert.containsNone(fixture, ".o_popover");
-    assert.containsNone(fixture, ".o_popover #comp");
-    assert.verifySteps(["click-event-default-prevented"]);
-    closeButton.removeEventListener("pointerdown", clickListener);
-});
-
 QUnit.test("close on 'Escape' keydown", async (assert) => {
     class Comp extends Component {}
     Comp.template = xml`<div id="comp">in popover</div>`;