diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/App.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/App.js
index bea3c33223..d9a5e9fbba 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/App.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/App.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ var EditorApplication = Marionette.Application.extend({
     return Radio.channel(channel);
   },
 
+  getShowedSettingsId: function getShowedSettingsId() {
+    return this.showedSettingsId;
+  },
+
   setShowedSettingsId: function setShowedSettingsId(id) {
     this.showedSettingsId = id;
   },
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js
index e3dead0d66..1aeb4d2b10 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 import Marionette from 'backbone.marionette';
 import BL from 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/BehaviorsLookup';
+import App from 'newsletter_editor/App';
 import { isEventInsideElement } from 'newsletter_editor/utils';
 
 BL.HighlightEditingBehavior = Marionette.Behavior.extend({
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ BL.HighlightEditingBehavior = Marionette.Behavior.extend({
     if (mouseEvent && mouseEvent.buttons > 0) {
       return;
     }
+    // Ignore mouse events when settings panel is showed
+    if (App.getShowedSettingsId()) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.view.addHighlight();
   },
   onMouseLeave: function onMouseLeave() {