diff --git a/src/devtools/views/Element.css b/src/devtools/views/Element.css
index 97b02258a2..a13366ca50 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/Element.css
+++ b/src/devtools/views/Element.css
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 .SelectedElement {
   width: 100%;
   border-radius: 0.25em;
-  cursor: pointer;
   position: relative;
   white-space: nowrap;
   line-height: var(--line-height-data);
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/Element.js b/src/devtools/views/Element.js
index c87b11b480..c0cb4ab34a 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/Element.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/Element.js
@@ -46,14 +46,18 @@ export default function ElementView({ index, style }: Props) {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isSelected) {
       if (ref.current !== null) {
-        ref.current.scrollIntoView();
+        ref.current.scrollIntoView({
+          behavior: 'auto',
+          block: 'nearest',
+          inline: 'nearest',
+        });
       }
     }
   }, [isSelected]);
 
   // TODO Add click and key handlers for toggling element open/close state.
 
-  const handleClick = useCallback(
+  const handleMouseDown = useCallback(
     ({ metaKey }) => {
       if (id !== null) {
         selectElementByID(metaKey ? null : id);
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ export default function ElementView({ index, style }: Props) {
   return (
     <div
       className={isSelected ? styles.SelectedElement : styles.Element}
-      onClick={handleClick}
+      onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
       onDoubleClick={handleDoubleClick}
       style={{
         ...style, // "style" comes from react-window