diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jfree/chart/ChartPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/jfree/chart/ChartPanel.java
index f6f134cea..e243a4dfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jfree/chart/ChartPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jfree/chart/ChartPanel.java
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event) {
         if (this.chart == null) {
             return;
         }
-        this.chart.setNotify(true);
+        this.chart.handleClick(x, y, this.info);
 
         // new entity code...
         Object[] listeners = this.chartMouseListeners.getListeners(