diff --git a/src/ui/windows/TogglDesktop/TogglDesktop/ui/views/Timer.xaml.cs b/src/ui/windows/TogglDesktop/TogglDesktop/ui/views/Timer.xaml.cs
index 8407571510..0438f6136e 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/TogglDesktop/TogglDesktop/ui/views/Timer.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/ui/windows/TogglDesktop/TogglDesktop/ui/views/Timer.xaml.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ private void tryOpenEditViewIfRunning(MouseButtonEventArgs e, string focusedFiel
         {
             if (this.isRunning)
             {
+                if (this.PreventOnApp)
+                {
+                    e.Handled = true;
+                    return;
+                }
                 using (Performance.Measure("opening edit view from timer, focussing " + focusedField))
                 {
                     Toggl.Edit(this.runningTimeEntry.GUID, false, focusedField);