diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts
index 3e5eaeaa4fa..d5622349ff0 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ export function isHTMLElement(o: any): o is HTMLElement {
 export const EventType = {
 	// Mouse
 	CLICK: 'click',
+	AUXCLICK: 'auxclick',
 	DBLCLICK: 'dblclick',
 	MOUSE_UP: 'mouseup',
 	MOUSE_DOWN: 'mousedown',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorGroupView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorGroupView.ts
index dcf07d6ebaf..0bf99cb44ea 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorGroupView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorGroupView.ts
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ export class EditorGroupView extends Themable implements IEditorGroupView {
 		}));
 
 		// Close empty editor group via middle mouse click
-		this._register(addDisposableListener(this.element, EventType.MOUSE_UP, e => {
+		this._register(addDisposableListener(this.element, EventType.AUXCLICK, e => {
 			if (this.isEmpty && e.button === 1 /* Middle Button */) {
-				EventHelper.stop(e);
+				EventHelper.stop(e, true);
 
 				this.accessor.removeGroup(this);
 			}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts
index e309691bcf4..f96ff3982d2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ export class NoTabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		this._register(addDisposableListener(titleContainer, EventType.DBLCLICK, (e: MouseEvent) => this.onTitleDoubleClick(e)));
 
 		// Detect mouse click
-		this._register(addDisposableListener(titleContainer, EventType.MOUSE_UP, (e: MouseEvent) => this.onTitleClick(e)));
+		this._register(addDisposableListener(titleContainer, EventType.AUXCLICK, (e: MouseEvent) => this.onTitleAuxClick(e)));
 
 		// Detect touch
-		this._register(addDisposableListener(titleContainer, TouchEventType.Tap, (e: GestureEvent) => this.onTitleClick(e)));
+		this._register(addDisposableListener(titleContainer, TouchEventType.Tap, (e: GestureEvent) => this.onTitleTap(e)));
 
 		// Context Menu
 		this._register(addDisposableListener(titleContainer, EventType.CONTEXT_MENU, (e: Event) => {
@@ -98,25 +98,21 @@ export class NoTabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		this.group.pinEditor();
 	}
 
-	private onTitleClick(e: MouseEvent | GestureEvent): void {
-		if (e instanceof MouseEvent) {
-			// Close editor on middle mouse click
-			if (e.button === 1 /* Middle Button */) {
-				EventHelper.stop(e, true /* for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/56715 */);
+	private onTitleAuxClick(e: MouseEvent): void {
+		if (e.button === 1 /* Middle Button */ && this.group.activeEditor) {
+			EventHelper.stop(e, true /* for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/56715 */);
 
-				if (this.group.activeEditor) {
-					this.group.closeEditor(this.group.activeEditor);
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			// TODO@rebornix
-			// gesture tap should open the quick access
-			// editorGroupView will focus on the editor again when there are mouse/pointer/touch down events
-			// we need to wait a bit as `GesureEvent.Tap` is generated from `touchstart` and then `touchend` evnets, which are not an atom event.
-			setTimeout(() => this.quickInputService.quickAccess.show(), 50);
+			this.group.closeEditor(this.group.activeEditor);
 		}
 	}
 
+	private onTitleTap(e: GestureEvent): void {
+		// TODO@rebornix gesture tap should open the quick access
+		// editorGroupView will focus on the editor again when there are mouse/pointer/touch down events
+		// we need to wait a bit as `GesureEvent.Tap` is generated from `touchstart` and then `touchend` evnets, which are not an atom event.
+		setTimeout(() => this.quickInputService.quickAccess.show(), 50);
+	}
+
 	getPreferredHeight(): number {
 		return EDITOR_TITLE_HEIGHT;
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
index 203f334180d..9da7e6b3488 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
@@ -601,8 +601,6 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		const disposables = new DisposableStore();
 
 		const handleClickOrTouch = (e: MouseEvent | GestureEvent): void => {
-			tab.blur();
-
 			if (e instanceof MouseEvent && e.button !== 0) {
 				if (e.button === 1) {
 					e.preventDefault(); // required to prevent auto-scrolling (https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/16690)
@@ -643,13 +641,9 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		}));
 
 		// Close on mouse middle click
-		disposables.add(addDisposableListener(tab, EventType.MOUSE_UP, (e: MouseEvent) => {
-			EventHelper.stop(e);
-
-			tab.blur();
-
+		disposables.add(addDisposableListener(tab, EventType.AUXCLICK, (e: MouseEvent) => {
 			if (e.button === 1 /* Middle Button*/) {
-				e.stopPropagation(); // for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/56715
+				EventHelper.stop(e, true /* for https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/56715 */);
 
 				this.blockRevealActiveTabOnce();
 				this.closeOneEditorAction.run({ groupId: this.group.id, editorIndex: index });
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsViewer.ts
index f78cee5dd95..4b213eb468a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/notifications/notificationsViewer.ts
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ export class NotificationTemplateRenderer extends Disposable {
 
 		// Container
 		toggleClass(this.template.container, 'expanded', notification.expanded);
-		this.inputDisposables.add(addDisposableListener(this.template.container, EventType.MOUSE_UP, e => {
+		this.inputDisposables.add(addDisposableListener(this.template.container, EventType.AUXCLICK, e => {
 			if (!notification.hasProgress && e.button === 1 /* Middle Button */) {
-				EventHelper.stop(e);
+				EventHelper.stop(e, true);
 
 				notification.close();
 			}