diff --git a/src/containers/audio-trimmer.jsx b/src/containers/audio-trimmer.jsx
index 78bd4ebac14f68d5ab6b13408a4b589758134be4..b8591eabb54514434920c03d550a68f98c9b16e8 100644
--- a/src/containers/audio-trimmer.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/audio-trimmer.jsx
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ class AudioTrimmer extends React.Component {
         this.containerSize = this.containerElement.getBoundingClientRect().width;
         this.trimStartDragRecognizer.start(e);
         this.initialTrim = this.props.trimStart;
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
     }
     handleTrimEndMouseDown (e) {
         this.containerSize = this.containerElement.getBoundingClientRect().width;
         this.trimEndDragRecognizer.start(e);
         this.initialTrim = this.props.trimEnd;
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
     }
     storeRef (el) {
         this.containerElement = el;