Sticky window prevents selecting a clip in timeline

Oftentimes when switching between tabs in the timeline window, for example, to copy and paste a clip from sequence to another, I am unable to select the clip in the new timeline because the focus (blue outline around the selected window) stays stuck on the Effect Controls window instead of on the timeline when the playhead is over the selected clip. I have reproduced this effect in the video below. 

I am trying to select a clip in the timeline, but as soon as I click it, the focus returns to the effect controls tab. This seems to be a glitchy behavior around the “Selection Follows Playhead” behavior. Normally when the selection follows the playhead, the timeline still retains the focus. For some reason, it is staying stuck on the effect controls tab. If I move the playhead, I am able to select the clip, but it should allow me to select the clip regardless of where the playhead is. If I disable “Selection Follows Playhead” it sometimes allows me to select the clip. If I move the playhead off of the clip, it sometimes allows me to select the clip. 

This behavior happens repeatedly during a session, oftentimes resulting in my having to go back and forth between sequences trying to select the clip in order to copy it.

I am running Premiere 26.0.1 on Windows 10

Latest Nvidia Studio Driver (Mar 10, 2026)

Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz   3.00 GHz
Installed RAM    64.0 GB (63.7 GB usable)
Graphics Card    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB)