diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
index 31b33d56737514c4285f159843fd7424bb8086a0..030061f8bcbaba94732750cf2a0d788d28abd32e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,19 @@ void MiniProjectTargetSelector::setVisible(bool visible)
     m_projectAction->setChecked(visible);
 }
 
+// This is a workaround for the problem that Windows
+// will let the mouse events through when you click
+// outside a popup to close it. This causes the popup
+// to open on mouse release if you hit the button, which
+//
+//
+// A similar case can be found in QComboBox
+void MiniProjectTargetSelector::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
+{
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoMouseReplay);
+    QWidget::mousePressEvent(e);
+}
+
 void MiniProjectTargetSelector::addProject(ProjectExplorer::Project* project)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(project, return);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h
index 13f9d5427f518895b3d097957403b5fd26e10723..0a529f0e46f7329073d1778d932145b1681abac3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ private slots:
     void changeStartupProject(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
     void updateAction();
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *);
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *);
 
 private:
     int indexFor(ProjectExplorer::Project *project) const;