diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTablePluginHelpers.ts b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTablePluginHelpers.ts
index 10c53eba838..f9a45f261bb 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTablePluginHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTablePluginHelpers.ts
@@ -306,27 +306,7 @@ export function registerTablePlugin(editor: LexicalEditor): () => void {
     invariant(false, 'TablePlugin: TableNode is not registered on editor');
   }
 
-  // Add mousedown handler for triple clicks or more
-  const removeTripleClickHandler = editor.registerRootListener(
-    (rootElement: null | HTMLElement) => {
-      if (rootElement !== null) {
-        const onMouseDown = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-          if (event.detail >= 3) {
-            // Prevent default multi-click behavior
-            event.preventDefault();
-          }
-        };
-        rootElement.addEventListener('mousedown', onMouseDown);
-        return () => {
-          rootElement.removeEventListener('mousedown', onMouseDown);
-        };
-      }
-      return () => {};
-    },
-  );
-
   return mergeRegister(
-    removeTripleClickHandler,
     editor.registerCommand(
       INSERT_TABLE_COMMAND,
       $insertTableCommandListener,
diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
index 10d83e36bbf..63fc9cdac09 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,26 @@ export function applyTableHandlers(
     onMouseDown,
     tableObserver.listenerOptions,
   );
+  tableObserver.listenersToRemove.add(() => {
+    tableElement.removeEventListener('mousedown', onMouseDown);
+  });
+
+  const onTripleClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (event.detail >= 3 && isDOMNode(event.target)) {
+      const targetCell = getDOMCellFromTarget(event.target);
+      if (targetCell !== null) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  tableElement.addEventListener(
+    'mousedown',
+    onTripleClick,
+    tableObserver.listenerOptions,
+  );
+  tableObserver.listenersToRemove.add(() => {
+    tableElement.removeEventListener('mousedown', onTripleClick);
+  });
 
   // Clear selection when clicking outside of dom.
   const mouseDownCallback = (event: MouseEvent) => {
@@ -312,6 +332,9 @@ export function applyTableHandlers(
     mouseDownCallback,
     tableObserver.listenerOptions,
   );
+  tableObserver.listenersToRemove.add(() => {
+    editorWindow.removeEventListener('mousedown', mouseDownCallback);
+  });
 
   for (const [command, direction] of ARROW_KEY_COMMANDS_WITH_DIRECTION) {
     tableObserver.listenersToRemove.add(