diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_numfields.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_numfields.rs
index 98d8d4b4e..6358958e4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_numfields.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_numfields.rs
@@ -397,6 +397,40 @@ fn a_new_numeric_click_selects_all_on_release_without_moving_its_press_caret() {
     assert_eq!(f.num(vec![enter()]), Some(7.0));
 }
 
+/// #1326: a short drag that the toolkit still counts as a click must keep its caret on
+/// release instead of selecting the whole value.
+#[test]
+fn a_short_drag_released_as_a_click_keeps_its_caret() {
+    let mut f = Field::new();
+    let draw = |ui: &mut egui::Ui| numeric_fixture(ui, 0);
+    f.frame(vec![], &draw);
+    let at = f.text_point(field_text(0), 2, 7.0);
+    f.frame(vec![Event::PointerMoved(at), pointer_button(at, true)], &draw);
+    let pressed = f.selection();
+    assert!(pressed.is_some_and(|(a, b)| a == b), "the press places a caret");
+    // Moved a few points: inside one character, so egui reports a click, not a text selection.
+    let nudge = egui::vec2(3.4, 0.0);
+    f.frame(vec![Event::PointerMoved(at + nudge)], &draw);
+    f.frame(vec![pointer_button(at + nudge, false)], &draw);
+    assert_eq!(f.selection(), pressed, "the short drag keeps its caret instead of selecting all");
+    assert_ne!(f.selection(), Some((0, field_text(0).chars().count())), "a clicked short drag must not select all (#1326)");
+    f.frame(vec![Event::Text("7".into())], &draw);
+    assert_eq!(f.frame(vec![enter()], &draw), Some(1273456.0), "typing lands where the drag left the caret");
+}
+
+/// A tap (no movement) on a fresh numeric field still selects all on release.
+#[test]
+fn a_tap_without_movement_still_selects_all_on_release() {
+    let mut f = Field::new();
+    let draw = |ui: &mut egui::Ui| numeric_fixture(ui, 0);
+    f.frame(vec![], &draw);
+    let at = f.text_point(field_text(0), 2, 7.0);
+    f.frame(vec![Event::PointerMoved(at), pointer_button(at, true)], &draw);
+    f.frame(vec![], &draw);
+    f.frame(vec![pointer_button(at, false)], &draw);
+    assert_eq!(f.selection(), Some((0, field_text(0).chars().count())), "a plain tap selects all");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn keyboard_focus_keeps_selecting_the_entire_numeric_field() {
     for mode in 0..4 {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index e03c4a968..c84ec2e81 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -311,25 +311,43 @@ fn select_all(ui: &Ui, id: egui::Id, text: &str) {
 }
 
 /// Numeric fields select the whole text on keyboard focus, a completed focus click or a
-/// double-click. A pointer press keeps its caret so dragging selects from the pressed position.
+/// double-click. A pointer press keeps its caret so dragging selects from the pressed position,
+/// and a short drag the toolkit still counts as a click keeps it too (#1326): only a tap
+/// releases into select-all.
 fn select_all_on_focus(ui: &Ui, resp: &Response, text: &str) {
     let pending = resp.id.with("select-all-on-focus-click");
-    let (pressed, released) =
-        ui.input(|i| (i.pointer.button_pressed(egui::PointerButton::Primary), i.pointer.button_released(egui::PointerButton::Primary)));
+    let press_pos = resp.id.with("select-all-on-focus-press");
+    let (pressed, released, at_press) = ui.input(|i| {
+        (i.pointer.button_pressed(egui::PointerButton::Primary), i.pointer.button_released(egui::PointerButton::Primary), i.pointer.interact_pos())
+    });
     if resp.gained_focus() {
         ui.data_mut(|d| {
             if pressed {
                 d.insert_temp(pending, true);
+                if let Some(p) = at_press {
+                    d.insert_temp(press_pos, p);
+                }
             } else {
                 d.remove_temp::<bool>(pending);
+                d.remove_temp::<egui::Pos2>(press_pos);
             }
         });
     }
     let clicked_focus = released && ui.data_mut(|d| d.remove_temp::<bool>(pending)).unwrap_or(false) && resp.clicked_by(egui::PointerButton::Primary);
+    // A press released a few points away is a short drag, not a tap. egui still reports a
+    // click, and a release inside one character leaves no text selection, so select-all on
+    // release would replace the drag the user just made (#1326).
+    let dragged = clicked_focus
+        && ui
+            .data_mut(|d| d.remove_temp::<egui::Pos2>(press_pos))
+            .is_some_and(|p0| ui.input(|i| i.pointer.interact_pos()).is_some_and(|p1| (p1 - p0).length() > 3.0));
     if resp.lost_focus() {
-        ui.data_mut(|d| d.remove_temp::<bool>(pending));
+        ui.data_mut(|d| {
+            d.remove_temp::<bool>(pending);
+            d.remove_temp::<egui::Pos2>(press_pos);
+        });
     }
-    if !(resp.gained_focus() && !pressed || resp.double_clicked() || clicked_focus) {
+    if !(resp.gained_focus() && !pressed || resp.double_clicked() || clicked_focus && !dragged) {
         return;
     }
     if let Some(st) = egui::TextEdit::load_state(ui.ctx(), resp.id) {