diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Contact/resources/buddy_system.js b/components/ILIAS/Contact/resources/buddy_system.js
index 1b5277d499d3..2f4aec6920cd 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/Contact/resources/buddy_system.js
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Contact/resources/buddy_system.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
         })
         .on('click', trigger_selector, onWidgetClick);
 
-      document.addEventListener('click', clearAllDropDowns, true);
+      document.addEventListener('click', clearAllDropDowns);
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/ViewControl/Renderer.php b/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/ViewControl/Renderer.php
index 9feb91c72cf8..ca30618b12ca 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/ViewControl/Renderer.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/UI/src/Implementation/Component/Input/ViewControl/Renderer.php
@@ -101,14 +101,17 @@ function(event, signal_data) {
                     });"
             );
         }
-
         $component = $component->withAdditionalOnLoadCode(
-            fn($id) => "$('#{$id} > .dropdown-menu')
-                .on('click', (event) =>  event.stopPropagation());"
+            fn($id) => "
+                document.querySelector('#$id ul.dropdown-menu').addEventListener(
+                    'click',
+                    (event) => event.stopPropagation()
+                )"
         );
+
         $component = $component->withAdditionalOnLoadCode(
             fn($id) =>
-            "il.UI.dropdown.init(document.getElementById(\"$id\"));"
+            "il.UI.dropdown.init(document.getElementById('$id'));"
         );
 
         $id = $this->bindJavaScript($component);