diff --git a/app/styles/app.scss b/app/styles/app.scss
index 1f5db0cc7408fdbd07eb893e7c1365c1309f1049..f5fc50bd8fff0db4ed6cc6d2bcf7aff1ea13ee89 100644
--- a/app/styles/app.scss
+++ b/app/styles/app.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 body {
     background-color: #e9ecef;
+    // make node title text unselectable
+    user-select: none;
 }
 
 main {