diff --git a/pandora_console/include/javascript/pandora_events.js b/pandora_console/include/javascript/pandora_events.js
index 18219be4a0..357e22318c 100644
--- a/pandora_console/include/javascript/pandora_events.js
+++ b/pandora_console/include/javascript/pandora_events.js
@@ -59,7 +59,26 @@ function show_event_dialog(event, dialog_page, result) {
             background: "black"
           },
           width: 710,
-          height: 600
+          height: 600,
+          autoOpen: true,
+          open: function() {
+            if (
+              $.ui &&
+              $.ui.dialog &&
+              $.ui.dialog.prototype._allowInteraction
+            ) {
+              var ui_dialog_interaction =
+                $.ui.dialog.prototype._allowInteraction;
+              $.ui.dialog.prototype._allowInteraction = function(e) {
+                if ($(e.target).closest(".select2-dropdown").length)
+                  return true;
+                return ui_dialog_interaction.apply(this, arguments);
+              };
+            }
+          },
+          _allowInteraction: function(event) {
+            return !!$(event.target).is(".select2-input") || this._super(event);
+          }
         })
         .show();
       $.post({