diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 556459780..73e378e97 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - A new option :opt:`terminfo_type` to allow passing the terminfo database embedded into the :envvar:`TERMINFO` env var directly instead of via a file
 
+- Mouse reporting: Fix drag release event outside the window not being reported in legacy mouse reporting modes (:iss:`7244`)
+
 0.33.1 [2024-03-21]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/mouse.c b/kitty/mouse.c
index 41e0b39b0..4920ccebd 100644
--- a/kitty/mouse.c
+++ b/kitty/mouse.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ mouse_event(const int button, int modifiers, int action) {
             }
         } else if (action == GLFW_RELEASE && button == GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) {
             w = window_for_id(global_state.tracked_drag_in_window);
-            if (w && w->render_data.screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode >= MOTION_MODE && w->render_data.screen->modes.mouse_tracking_protocol == SGR_PIXEL_PROTOCOL) {
+            if (w && w->render_data.screen->modes.mouse_tracking_mode >= BUTTON_MODE && w->render_data.screen->modes.mouse_tracking_protocol >= SGR_PROTOCOL) {
                 global_state.tracked_drag_in_window = 0;
                 clamp_to_window = true;
                 Tab *t = global_state.callback_os_window->tabs + global_state.callback_os_window->active_tab;