diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
index b1d4691938..20fa7d5148 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -130,7 +131,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 BackgroundColourSelected = SelectionColour
             };
 
-            protected override ScrollContainer<Drawable> CreateScrollContainer(Direction direction) => new OsuScrollContainer(direction);
+            protected override ScrollContainer<Drawable> CreateScrollContainer(Direction direction) => new DropdownScrollContainer(direction);
+
+            // Hotfix for https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/17961
+            public class DropdownScrollContainer : OsuScrollContainer
+            {
+                public DropdownScrollContainer(Direction direction)
+                    : base(direction)
+                {
+                }
+
+                protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
+                {
+                    base.OnMouseDown(e);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
 
             #region DrawableOsuDropdownMenuItem
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
index a16adcbd57..bfdfd32fb3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -81,7 +82,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             return new DrawableOsuMenuItem(item);
         }
 
-        protected override ScrollContainer<Drawable> CreateScrollContainer(Direction direction) => new OsuScrollContainer(direction);
+        protected override ScrollContainer<Drawable> CreateScrollContainer(Direction direction) => new OsuMenuScrollContainer(direction);
+
+        // Hotfix for https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/17961
+        public class OsuMenuScrollContainer : OsuScrollContainer
+        {
+            public OsuMenuScrollContainer(Direction direction)
+                : base(direction)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
+            {
+                base.OnMouseDown(e);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
 
         protected override Menu CreateSubMenu() => new OsuMenu(Direction.Vertical)
         {