diff --git a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
index c9e4a3f84731..1f4fbb5f69af 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
@@ -2974,11 +2974,6 @@ impl<'gc> TInteractiveObject<'gc> for MovieClip<'gc> {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // Clicking static text is ignored
-                if matches!(child, DisplayObject::Text(_)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 let mut res = if let Some(child) = child.as_interactive() {
                     child.mouse_pick_avm2(context, point, require_button_mode)
                 } else if child.as_interactive().is_none()
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/input.json b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..147b62084786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[
+    {
+        "type": "MouseDown",
+        "pos": [41.0, 184.0],
+        "btn": "Left"
+    }
+]
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/output.txt b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd0875583aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello world!
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.fla b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.fla
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1567a2544c22
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.swf b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.swf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98fb504b427a
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diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2708ada71a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/avm2/movieclip_text_mousedown/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+num_frames = 1
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