diff --git a/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.spec.ts b/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.spec.ts
index b4e480797da..4de17f1188a 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.spec.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe("AutofillInlineMenuList", () => {
         const addVaultItemButton =
           autofillInlineMenuList["inlineMenuListContainer"].querySelector("#new-item-button");
 
-        addVaultItemButton.dispatchEvent(new Event("click"));
+        addVaultItemButton.dispatchEvent(new Event("mousedown"));
 
         expect(globalThis.parent.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           { command: "addNewVaultItem", portKey, addNewCipherType: CipherType.Login },
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ describe("AutofillInlineMenuList", () => {
         });
 
         it("allows for the creation of a new login cipher", () => {
-          newVaultItemButtonSpy.dispatchEvent(new Event("click"));
+          newVaultItemButtonSpy.dispatchEvent(new Event("mousedown"));
 
           expect(globalThis.parent.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             { command: "addNewVaultItem", portKey, addNewCipherType: CipherType.Login },
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.ts b/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.ts
index c680fe4745c..32fe3eeca8a 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/autofill/overlay/inline-menu/pages/list/autofill-inline-menu-list.ts
@@ -551,7 +551,10 @@ export class AutofillInlineMenuList extends AutofillInlineMenuPageElement {
     this.newItemButtonElement.textContent = this.getNewItemButtonText(showLogin);
     this.newItemButtonElement.setAttribute("aria-label", this.getNewItemAriaLabel(showLogin));
     this.newItemButtonElement.prepend(buildSvgDomElement(plusIcon));
-    this.newItemButtonElement.addEventListener(EVENTS.CLICK, this.handleNewLoginVaultItemAction);
+    this.newItemButtonElement.addEventListener(
+      EVENTS.MOUSEDOWN,
+      this.handleNewLoginVaultItemAction,
+    );
 
     return this.buildButtonContainer(this.newItemButtonElement);
   }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/autofill/constants/index.ts b/libs/common/src/autofill/constants/index.ts
index dc79e27b6aa..b248f9e7265 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/autofill/constants/index.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/autofill/constants/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const EVENTS = {
   MOUSELEAVE: "mouseleave",
   MOUSEUP: "mouseup",
   MOUSEOUT: "mouseout",
+  MOUSEDOWN: "mousedown",
   SUBMIT: "submit",
 } as const;