diff --git a/src/widgets/combo_box.c b/src/widgets/combo_box.c
index bcc289177..85b1e0d6d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/combo_box.c
+++ b/src/widgets/combo_box.c
@@ -289,11 +289,31 @@ static ret_t combo_box_on_event(widget_t* widget, event_t* e) {
       }
       break;
     }
+    case EVT_POINTER_DOWN: {
+      combo_box->pressed = TRUE;
+      break;
+    }
+    case EVT_POINTER_DOWN_ABORT: {
+      combo_box->pressed = FALSE;
+      break;
+    }
+    case EVT_POINTER_UP: {
+      if (widget->target == NULL && edit->readonly && combo_box->pressed) {
+        combo_box_active(widget);
+        return RET_STOP;
+      }
+      combo_box->pressed = FALSE;
+    }
+
     default:
       break;
   }
+
   ret = edit_on_event(widget, e);
-  edit_set_cursor(WIDGET(edit), 0);
+  if(edit->readonly) {
+    edit_set_cursor(WIDGET(edit), 0);
+  }
+
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/combo_box.h b/src/widgets/combo_box.h
index 62e5f888b..369c0e420 100644
--- a/src/widgets/combo_box.h
+++ b/src/widgets/combo_box.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ typedef struct _combo_box_t {
 
   /*private*/
   str_t text;
+  bool_t pressed;
   combo_box_option_t* option_items;
   combo_box_custom_open_popup_t open_popup;
 } combo_box_t;