diff --git a/meshroom/ui/components/edge.py b/meshroom/ui/components/edge.py
index da6f051ea1..63c4321572 100755
--- a/meshroom/ui/components/edge.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/components/edge.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from PySide6.QtCore import Signal, Property, QPointF, Qt, QObject
+from PySide6.QtCore import Signal, Slot, Property, QPointF, Qt, QObject
 from PySide6.QtGui import QPainterPath, QVector2D
 from PySide6.QtQuick import QQuickItem
 
@@ -51,19 +51,6 @@ def geometryChange(self, newGeometry, oldGeometry):
         super(EdgeMouseArea, self).geometryChange(newGeometry, oldGeometry)
         self.updateShape()
 
-    def mousePressEvent(self, evt):
-        if not self.acceptedMouseButtons() & evt.button():
-            evt.setAccepted(False)
-            return
-        e = MouseEvent(evt)
-        self.pressed.emit(e)
-        e.deleteLater()
-
-    def mouseReleaseEvent(self, evt):
-        e = MouseEvent(evt)
-        self.released.emit(e)
-        e.deleteLater()
-
     def updateShape(self):
         p1 = QPointF(0, 0)
         p2 = QPointF(self.width(), self.height())
@@ -110,6 +97,10 @@ def setContainsMouse(self, value):
         self._containsMouse = value
         self.containsMouseChanged.emit()
 
+    @Slot(QPointF, result=bool)
+    def containsPoint(self, point):
+        return self.contains(point)
+
     thicknessChanged = Signal()
     thickness = Property(float, getThickness, setThickness, notify=thicknessChanged)
     curveScaleChanged = Signal()
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Edge.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Edge.qml
index e6832edeec..503a0d738f 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Edge.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Edge.qml
@@ -139,12 +139,35 @@ Item {
         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
         thickness: root.thickness + 4
         curveScale: cubic.ctrlPtDist / root.width  // Normalize by width
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        x: Math.min(0, root.width)
+        y: Math.min(0, root.height)
+        height: Math.abs(root.height)
+        width: Math.abs(root.width)
+        acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
+
         onPressed: function(event) {
-            root.pressed(event)
+            let xpos = root.width < 0 ? root.height + event.x : event.x;
+            let ypos = root.height < 0 ? root.height + event.y: event.y;
+            if (edgeArea.containsPoint(Qt.point(xpos, ypos))) {
+                root.pressed(event);
+            }
+            else {
+                event.accepted = false;
+            }
         }
+
         onReleased: function(event) {
-            root.released(event)
+            let xpos = root.width < 0 ? root.height + event.x : event.x;
+            let ypos = root.height < 0 ? root.height + event.y: event.y;
+            if (edgeArea.containsPoint(Qt.point(xpos, ypos))) {
+                root.released(event);
+            }
+            else {
+                event.accepted = false;
+            }
         }
-
     }
 }