diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index aa872862..8205da63 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -539,6 +539,9 @@ impl<'t> TextEdit<'t> {
             Sense::hover()
         };
         let mut response = ui.interact(outer_rect, id, sense);
+
+        response.fake_primary_click = false; // Don't sent `OutputEvent::Clicked` when a user presses the space bar
+
         let text_clip_rect = rect;
         let painter = ui.painter_at(text_clip_rect.expand(1.0)); // expand to avoid clipping cursor