diff --git a/src/components/main/list/useDragSelection.tsx b/src/components/main/list/useDragSelection.tsx
index f1caec0e4..dea70fbc7 100644
--- a/src/components/main/list/useDragSelection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/main/list/useDragSelection.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const useDragSelection = ({
     },
     shouldStartSelecting: (e) => {
       // does not trigger drag selection if mousedown on card
-      if (e instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      if (e instanceof HTMLElement || e instanceof SVGElement) {
         return !e?.closest(`.${elementClass}`);
       }
       return true;