diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java
index 553c9b0ec..e1e904c76 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public static void dispatch(Widget aWidget, int aDevice, boolean aFocused, boole
         if (!aPressed && (device.mPreviousWidget != null) && (device.mPreviousWidget != aWidget)) {
             if (device.mWasPressed) {
                 generateEvent(device.mPreviousWidget, device, aFocused, MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL, false);
+                device.mTouchStartWidget = null;
                 device.mWasPressed = false;
             }
             generateEvent(device.mPreviousWidget, device, aFocused, MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_EXIT, true, device.mMouseOutCoords);