From 611183d4c90c3e2f3fab4ce2adacb09ca7de2b76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mitchell Austin <mr.fye@oneandthesame.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:35:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Edit=20post:=20fix=20meta=20box=20pane=E2=80=99?=
 =?UTF-8?q?s=20pointer=20capture?=
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 packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
index b0a2b3f7d76b8..94db337d34f17 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ function MetaBoxesMain() {
 			// the event to end the drag is captured by the target (resize handle)
 			// whether or not it’s under the pointer.
 			onPointerDown: ( { pointerId, target } ) => {
-				target.setPointerCapture( pointerId );
+				if ( separatorRef.current.parentElement.contains( target ) ) {
+					target.setPointerCapture( pointerId );
+				}
 			},
 			onResizeStart: ( event, direction, elementRef ) => {
 				if ( isAutoHeight ) {