diff --git a/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc b/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc
index 35469ecb01a68..adacf8a64f686 100644
--- a/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc
+++ b/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_win.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::StartTouchDrag(gfx::Point screen_point) {
   // Send a mouse down and mouse move before do drag drop runs its own event
   // loop. This is required for ::DoDragDrop to start the drag.
   ui::SendMouseEvent(screen_point,
-                     (MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN | MOUSEEVENTF_VIRTUALDESK));
+                     (MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN | MOUSEEVENTF_VIRTUALDESK));
   ui::SendMouseEvent(screen_point,
                      (MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE | MOUSEEVENTF_VIRTUALDESK));
   in_touch_drag_ = true;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void DesktopWindowTreeHostWin::FinishTouchDrag(gfx::Point screen_point) {
   if (in_touch_drag_) {
     in_touch_drag_ = false;
     ui::SendMouseEvent(screen_point,
-                       (MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP | MOUSEEVENTF_VIRTUALDESK));
+                       (MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP | MOUSEEVENTF_VIRTUALDESK));
   }
 }