diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js
index 288334c06..0d371e56f 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/tabs.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 RED.tabs = (function() {
 
     var defaultTabIcon = "fa fa-lemon-o";
+    var dragActive = false;
+    var dblClickTime;
+    var dblClickArmed = false;
 
     function createTabs(options) {
         var tabs = {};
@@ -201,7 +204,16 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
         }
 
         function onTabClick(evt) {
-            evt.preventDefault();
+            if (dragActive) {
+                return
+            }
+            if (dblClickTime && Date.now()-dblClickTime < 400) {
+                dblClickTime = 0;
+                dblClickArmed = true;
+                return onTabDblClick.call(this,evt);
+            }
+            dblClickTime = Date.now();
+
             var currentTab = ul.find("li.red-ui-tab.active");
             var thisTab = $(this).parent();
             var fireSelectionChanged = false;
@@ -267,7 +279,6 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
             if (fireSelectionChanged) {
                 selectionChanged();
             }
-            return false;
         }
 
         function updateScroll() {
@@ -289,7 +300,6 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
         }
         function onTabDblClick(evt) {
             evt.preventDefault();
-            evt.stopPropagation();
             if (evt.metaKey || evt.shiftKey) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -418,7 +428,11 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
 
         }
 
-        ul.find("li.red-ui-tab a").on("click",onTabClick).on("dblclick",onTabDblClick);
+        ul.find("li.red-ui-tab a")
+            .on("mouseup",onTabClick)
+            .on("click", function(evt) {evt.preventDefault(); })
+            .on("dblclick", function(evt) {evt.stopPropagation(); evt.preventDefault(); })
+
         setTimeout(function() {
             updateTabWidths();
         },0);
@@ -524,8 +538,9 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
                     RED.popover.tooltip($(pinnedLink), tab.name, tab.action);
 
                 }
-                link.on("click",onTabClick);
-                link.on("dblclick",onTabDblClick);
+                link.on("mouseup",onTabClick);
+                link.on("click", function(evt) { evt.preventDefault(); })
+                link.on("dblclick", function(evt) { evt.stopPropagation(); evt.preventDefault(); })
 
 
                 if (tab.closeable) {
@@ -560,6 +575,8 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
                         axis:"x",
                         distance: 20,
                         start: function(event,ui) {
+                            if (dblClickArmed) { dblClickArmed = false; return false }
+                            dragActive = true;
                             originalTabOrder = [];
                             tabElements = [];
                             ul.children().each(function(i) {
@@ -615,6 +632,7 @@ RED.tabs = (function() {
                             }
                         },
                         stop: function(event,ui) {
+                            dragActive = false;
                             ul.children().css({position:"relative",left:"",transition:""});
                             if (!li.hasClass('active')) {
                                 li.css({zIndex:""});