diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx
index 0d32bae..7ecdbfa 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/gridwin.cxx
@@ -1689,6 +1689,22 @@ void ScGridWindow::HandleMouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent& rMEvt )
     SCTAB nTab = pViewData->GetTabNo();
     ScDocument* pDoc = pViewData->GetDocument();
 
+    {
+        //If the mouse down was inside a visible note window, ignore it and leave
+        //it up to the ScPostIt to handle it
+        ScAddress aCellPos(pViewData->GetCurX(), pViewData->GetCurY(), pViewData->GetTabNo());
+        ScPostIt* pNote = pDoc->GetNote(aCellPos);
+        SdrObject* pObj = pNote ? pNote->GetCaption() : 0;
+        if (pObj && ScDrawLayer::IsNoteCaption(pObj))
+        {
+            Point aLogicPos = PixelToLogic(aPos);
+            if (pObj->GetLogicRect().IsInside(aLogicPos))
+            {
+                bEEMouse = TRUE;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
             //
             //      AutoFilter buttons