diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index 4c26de8cf6..00961bc883 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -466,67 +466,67 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', [
 		warning.modal();
 	}
 
+	const selectionChangeFn = utils.debounce(selectionChange, 100);
+
 	function handleSelectionTooltip() {
 		hooks.onPage('action:posts.loaded', delayedTooltip);
 
-		$(document).off('mouseup', delayedTooltip).on('mouseup', delayedTooltip);
-		$(document).off('selectionchange', selectionChange).on('selectionchange', selectionChange);
+		$(document).off('selectionchange', selectionChangeFn).on('selectionchange', selectionChangeFn);
 	}
 
-	let selectionEmpty = true;
 	function selectionChange() {
-		selectionEmpty = window.getSelection().toString() === '';
+		const selectionEmpty = window.getSelection().toString() === '';
 		if (selectionEmpty) {
 			$('[component="selection/tooltip"]').addClass('hidden');
+		} else {
+			delayedTooltip();
 		}
 	}
 
-	function delayedTooltip() {
-		setTimeout(async function () {
-			let selectionTooltip = $('[component="selection/tooltip"]');
-			selectionTooltip.addClass('hidden');
-			if (selectionTooltip.attr('data-ajaxify') === '1') {
-				selectionTooltip.remove();
+	async function delayedTooltip() {
+		let selectionTooltip = $('[component="selection/tooltip"]');
+		selectionTooltip.addClass('hidden');
+		if (selectionTooltip.attr('data-ajaxify') === '1') {
+			selectionTooltip.remove();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const selection = window.getSelection();
+		if (selection.focusNode && selection.type === 'Range' && ajaxify.data.template.topic) {
+			const focusNode = $(selection.focusNode);
+			const anchorNode = $(selection.anchorNode);
+			const firstPid = anchorNode.parents('[data-pid]').attr('data-pid');
+			const lastPid = focusNode.parents('[data-pid]').attr('data-pid');
+			if (firstPid !== lastPid || !focusNode.parents('[component="post/content"]').length || !anchorNode.parents('[component="post/content"]').length) {
 				return;
 			}
+			const postEl = focusNode.parents('[data-pid]');
+			const selectionRange = selection.getRangeAt(0);
+			if (!postEl.length || selectionRange.collapsed) {
+				return;
+			}
+			const rects = selectionRange.getClientRects();
+			const lastRect = rects[rects.length - 1];
 
-			const selection = window.getSelection();
-			if (selection.focusNode && selection.type === 'Range' && ajaxify.data.template.topic && !selectionEmpty) {
-				const focusNode = $(selection.focusNode);
-				const anchorNode = $(selection.anchorNode);
-				const firstPid = anchorNode.parents('[data-pid]').attr('data-pid');
-				const lastPid = focusNode.parents('[data-pid]').attr('data-pid');
-				if (firstPid !== lastPid || !focusNode.parents('[component="post/content"]').length || !anchorNode.parents('[component="post/content"]').length) {
-					return;
-				}
-				const postEl = focusNode.parents('[data-pid]');
-				const selectionRange = selection.getRangeAt(0);
-				if (!postEl.length || selectionRange.collapsed) {
-					return;
-				}
-				const rects = selectionRange.getClientRects();
-				const lastRect = rects[rects.length - 1];
-
-				if (!selectionTooltip.length) {
-					selectionTooltip = await app.parseAndTranslate('partials/topic/selection-tooltip', ajaxify.data);
-					selectionTooltip.addClass('hidden').appendTo('body');
-				}
-				selectionTooltip.off('click').on('click', '[component="selection/tooltip/quote"]', function () {
-					selectionTooltip.addClass('hidden');
-					onQuoteClicked(postEl.find('[component="post/quote"]'), ajaxify.data.tid);
-				});
-				selectionTooltip.removeClass('hidden');
-				$(window).one('action:ajaxify.start', function () {
-					selectionTooltip.attr('data-ajaxify', 1).addClass('hidden');
-					$(document).off('selectionchange', selectionChange);
-				});
-				const tooltipWidth = selectionTooltip.outerWidth(true);
-				selectionTooltip.css({
-					top: lastRect.bottom + $(window).scrollTop(),
-					left: tooltipWidth > lastRect.width ? lastRect.left : lastRect.left + lastRect.width - tooltipWidth,
-				});
+			if (!selectionTooltip.length) {
+				selectionTooltip = await app.parseAndTranslate('partials/topic/selection-tooltip', ajaxify.data);
+				selectionTooltip.addClass('hidden').appendTo('body');
 			}
-		}, 0);
+			selectionTooltip.off('click').on('click', '[component="selection/tooltip/quote"]', function () {
+				selectionTooltip.addClass('hidden');
+				onQuoteClicked(postEl.find('[component="post/quote"]'), ajaxify.data.tid);
+			});
+			selectionTooltip.removeClass('hidden');
+			$(window).one('action:ajaxify.start', function () {
+				selectionTooltip.attr('data-ajaxify', 1).addClass('hidden');
+				$(document).off('selectionchange', selectionChangeFn);
+			});
+			const tooltipWidth = selectionTooltip.outerWidth(true);
+			selectionTooltip.css({
+				top: lastRect.bottom + $(window).scrollTop(),
+				left: tooltipWidth > lastRect.width ? lastRect.left : lastRect.left + lastRect.width - tooltipWidth,
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	return PostTools;