diff --git a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/control.py b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/control.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/control.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/control.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class ControlWidget(TracebackLinksMixin, GetHelpMixin,
             QApplication.setOverrideCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
         else:
             QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
+        super(ControlWidget, self).mouseMoveEvent(event)
 
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
         """Ooen anchors when clicked."""
IPython console: Process mouseMoveEvent's in control widget

Without this it was not possible to select text in the console.