diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index ffebe67da..336d64443 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@
     },
     dragstart: function(e) {
       var d, el, rect;
+      e.preventDefault();
       ui.el = el = e.target.parentNode;
       d = document;
-      d.body.className = 'noselect';
       d.addEventListener('mousemove', ui.drag, true);
       d.addEventListener('mouseup', ui.dragend, true);
       rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
     },
     drag: function(e) {
       var bottom, el, left, right, top;
+      e.preventDefault();
       el = ui.el;
       left = e.clientX - ui.dx;
       if (left < 20) {
@@ -220,7 +221,6 @@
       localStorage["" + id + "Left"] = el.style.left;
       localStorage["" + id + "Top"] = el.style.top;
       d = document;
-      d.body.className = '';
       d.removeEventListener('mousemove', ui.drag, true);
       return d.removeEventListener('mouseup', ui.dragend, true);
     }
@@ -2345,14 +2345,6 @@
       #watcher > div:last-child {\
         padding-bottom: 5px;\
       }\
-\
-      body.noselect {\
-        -webkit-user-select: none;\
-        -khtml-user-select: none;\
-        -moz-user-select: none;\
-        -o-user-select: none;\
-        user-select: none;\
-      }\
     '
   };
   main.init();
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 8c4846ea5..24d00be20 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ ui =
       (-> el.parentNode.removeChild(el)), true
     el
   dragstart: (e) ->
+    #prevent text selection
+    e.preventDefault()
     ui.el = el = e.target.parentNode
     d = document
-    d.body.className = 'noselect'
     d.addEventListener 'mousemove', ui.drag, true
     d.addEventListener 'mouseup',   ui.dragend, true
     #distance from pointer to el edge is constant; calculate it here.
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ ui =
     ui.width  = document.body.clientWidth  - el.offsetWidth
     ui.height = document.body.clientHeight - el.offsetHeight
   drag: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
     {el} = ui
     left = e.clientX - ui.dx
     if left < 20 then left = '0px'
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ ui =
     localStorage["#{id}Left"] = el.style.left
     localStorage["#{id}Top"]  = el.style.top
     d = document
-    d.body.className = ''
     d.removeEventListener 'mousemove', ui.drag, true
     d.removeEventListener 'mouseup',   ui.dragend, true
 
@@ -1841,14 +1842,6 @@ main =
       #watcher > div:last-child {
         padding-bottom: 5px;
       }
-
-      body.noselect {
-        -webkit-user-select: none;
-        -khtml-user-select: none;
-        -moz-user-select: none;
-        -o-user-select: none;
-        user-select: none;
-      }
     '
 
 main.init()