diff --git a/src/manage.c b/src/manage.c
index d3f5ca8d..b07a9c8a 100644
--- a/src/manage.c
+++ b/src/manage.c
@@ -172,9 +172,13 @@ void manage_window(xcb_window_t window, xcb_get_window_attributes_cookie_t cooki
 
     xcb_grab_button(conn, false, window, XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS,
                     XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC, XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC, root, XCB_NONE,
-                    3 /* right mouse button */,
+                    2 /* middle mouse button */,
                     XCB_BUTTON_MASK_ANY /* don’t filter for any modifiers */);
 
+    xcb_grab_button(conn, false, window, XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS,
+                    XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC, XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC, root, XCB_NONE,
+                    3 /* right mouse button */,
+                    XCB_BUTTON_MASK_ANY /* don’t filter for any modifiers */);
 
     /* update as much information as possible so far (some replies may be NULL) */
     window_update_class(cwindow, xcb_get_property_reply(conn, class_cookie, NULL), true);