diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
index 4b150084929..4b12800a6f3 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.editor.js
@@ -1744,8 +1744,8 @@ var SnippetsMenu = Widget.extend({
         'click .o_we_invisible_entry': '_onInvisibleEntryClick',
         'click #snippet_custom .o_rename_btn': '_onRenameBtnClick',
         'click #snippet_custom .o_delete_btn': '_onDeleteBtnClick',
-        'mousedown': '_onMouseDown',
-        'mouseup': '_onMouseUp',
+        'pointerdown': '_onMouseDown',
+        'pointerup': '_onMouseUp',
         'input .o_snippet_search_filter_input': '_onSnippetSearchInput',
         'click .o_snippet_search_filter_reset': '_onSnippetSearchResetClick',
         'click .o_we_website_top_actions button[data-action=save]': '_onSaveRequest',