=== modified file 'src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp'
--- src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp	2014-12-21 21:58:32 +0000
+++ src/ui/tools/text-tool.cpp	2015-01-27 22:02:55 +0000
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@
             }
             // find out item under mouse, disregarding groups
             item_ungrouped = desktop->getItemAtPoint(Geom::Point(event->button.x, event->button.y), TRUE);
+            gobble_motion_events(-1);
             if (SP_IS_TEXT(item_ungrouped) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item_ungrouped)) {
 
                 Inkscape::Text::Layout const *layout = te_get_layout(item_ungrouped);