diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 5b52a496152..0d27e13f9aa 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
@@ -617,7 +617,11 @@ extension Ghostty {
                   window == event.window else { return event }
 
             // The clicked location in this window should be this view.
-            let location = convert(event.locationInWindow, from: nil)
+            guard
+                let location = window.contentView?.convert(event.locationInWindow, from: nil)
+            else {
+                return event
+            }
             // We should use window to perform hitTest here,
             // because there could be some other overlays on top, like search bar
             guard window.contentView?.hitTest(location) == self else { return event }