diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
index 52c280b2f6..047c2cf3cf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ def mousePressEvent(self, event):
     return qt_item_view_base_class(self).mousePressEvent(self, event)
 
 
+def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
+    if hasattr(self, 'handle_mouse_press_event'):
+        return self.handle_mouse_release_event(event)
+    return qt_item_view_base_class(self).mouseReleaseEvent(self, event)
+
+
 def drag_icon(self, cover, multiple):
     cover = cover.scaledToHeight(120, Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation)
     if multiple:
@@ -263,7 +269,7 @@ def setup_dnd_interface(cls_or_self):
         cls = cls_or_self
         fmap = globals()
         for x in (
-            'dragMoveEvent', 'event_has_mods', 'mousePressEvent', 'mouseMoveEvent',
+            'dragMoveEvent', 'event_has_mods', 'mousePressEvent', 'mouseMoveEvent', 'mouseReleaseEvent',
             'drag_data', 'drag_icon', 'dragEnterEvent', 'dropEvent', 'paths_from_event'):
             func = fmap[x]
             setattr(cls, x, func)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
index 297cfbb760..00742c8951 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
@@ -1229,19 +1229,22 @@ class BooksView(QTableView):  # {{{
                 # ensure clicked row is always selected
                 index, QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlag.Select | QItemSelectionModel.SelectionFlag.Rows)
         else:
-            if (
-                m == Qt.KeyboardModifier.NoModifier and ev.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton and
-                self.editTriggers() & QAbstractItemView.EditTrigger.SelectedClicked
-            ):
-                # As of Qt 6 , Qt does not clear a multi-row selection when the
-                # edit triggers contain SelectedClicked and the clicked row is
-                # already selected, so do it ourselves
-                index = self.indexAt(ev.pos())
-                sm = self.selectionModel()
-                if index.isValid() and sm.isSelected(index):
-                    self.select_rows((index,), using_ids=False, change_current=False, scroll=False)
             QTableView.mousePressEvent(self, ev)
 
+    def handle_mouse_release_event(self, ev):
+        if (
+            ev.modifiers() == Qt.KeyboardModifier.NoModifier and ev.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton and
+            self.editTriggers() & QAbstractItemView.EditTrigger.SelectedClicked
+        ):
+            # As of Qt 6, Qt does not clear a multi-row selection when the
+            # edit triggers contain SelectedClicked and the clicked row is
+            # already selected, so do it ourselves
+            index = self.indexAt(ev.pos())
+            sm = self.selectionModel()
+            if index.isValid() and sm.isSelected(index):
+                self.select_rows((index,), using_ids=False, change_current=False, scroll=False)
+        QTableView.mouseReleaseEvent(self, ev)
+
     @property
     def column_map(self):
         return self._model.column_map