diff --git a/src/dom/dom.js b/src/dom/dom.js
index a5e1c54a5c..8dd2f5a8c2 100644
--- a/src/dom/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom/dom.js
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ function addElement(elt, pInst, media) {
   const c = media
     ? new p5.MediaElement(elt, pInst)
     : new p5.Element(elt, pInst);
+
   pInst._elements.push(c);
   return c;
 }
diff --git a/src/events/mouse.js b/src/events/mouse.js
index 7d83626962..35acdc29d0 100644
--- a/src/events/mouse.js
+++ b/src/events/mouse.js
@@ -1073,6 +1073,11 @@ p5.prototype._onmousemove = function(e) {
   const context = this._isGlobal ? window : this;
   let executeDefault;
   this._updateNextMouseCoords(e);
+
+  if (this.mouseIsPressed && e.buttons === 0) {
+    this._onmouseup(e);
+  }
+
   if (!this.mouseIsPressed) {
     if (typeof context.mouseMoved === 'function') {
       executeDefault = context.mouseMoved(e);