diff --git a/src/mouse.c b/src/mouse.c
index 4bff48e..f1c1aab 100644
--- a/src/mouse.c
+++ b/src/mouse.c
@@ -2098,6 +2098,14 @@
     (void)do_mouse(cap->oap, cap->cmdchar, BACKWARD, cap->count1, 0);
 }
 
+static int	held_button = MOUSE_RELEASE;
+
+    void
+reset_held_button()
+{
+    held_button = MOUSE_RELEASE;
+}
+
 /*
  * Check if typebuf 'tp' contains a terminal mouse code and returns the
  * modifiers found in typebuf in 'modifiers'.
@@ -2123,7 +2131,6 @@
     int		is_release, release_is_ambiguous;
     int		wheel_code = 0;
     int		current_button;
-    static int	held_button = MOUSE_RELEASE;
     static int	orig_num_clicks = 1;
     static int	orig_mouse_code = 0x0;
 # ifdef CHECK_DOUBLE_CLICK
diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index cb496dd..f8ec8e9 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@
 #endif
 
     VIsual_active = FALSE;
+    reset_held_button();
     setmouse();
     mouse_dragging = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/proto/mouse.pro b/src/proto/mouse.pro
index f2a8c38..37a2f07 100644
--- a/src/proto/mouse.pro
+++ b/src/proto/mouse.pro
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 int jump_to_mouse(int flags, int *inclusive, int which_button);
 void nv_mousescroll(cmdarg_T *cap);
 void nv_mouse(cmdarg_T *cap);
+void reset_held_button(void);
 int check_termcode_mouse(char_u *tp, int *slen, char_u *key_name, char_u *modifiers_start, int idx, int *modifiers);
 int mouse_comp_pos(win_T *win, int *rowp, int *colp, linenr_T *lnump, int *plines_cache);
 win_T *mouse_find_win(int *rowp, int *colp, mouse_find_T popup);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 28907ee..f89a149 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2930,
+/**/
     2929,
 /**/
     2928,