diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-field/meta-types/input/components/MultiItemFieldInput.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-field/meta-types/input/components/MultiItemFieldInput.tsx
index 6934e91579..5cea5ffe74 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-field/meta-types/input/components/MultiItemFieldInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-field/meta-types/input/components/MultiItemFieldInput.tsx
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ export const MultiItemFieldInput = <T,>({
     onCancel?.();
   };
 
+  const handleDropdownCloseOutside = (event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => {
+    onCancel?.();
+    event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+  };
+
   useListenClickOutside({
     refs: [containerRef],
-    callback: handleDropdownClose,
+    callback: handleDropdownCloseOutside,
   });
 
   useScopedHotkeys(Key.Escape, handleDropdownClose, hotkeyScope);