diff --git a/include/AModule.hpp b/include/AModule.hpp
index 9b16076b..479755b7 100644
--- a/include/AModule.hpp
+++ b/include/AModule.hpp
@@ -36,26 +36,34 @@ class AModule : public IModule {
 
   virtual bool handleToggle(GdkEventButton *const &ev);
   virtual bool handleScroll(GdkEventScroll *);
+  virtual bool handleRelease(GdkEventButton *const &ev);
 
  private:
+  bool handleUserEvent(GdkEventButton *const &ev);
+
   std::vector<int> pid_;
   gdouble distance_scrolled_y_;
   gdouble distance_scrolled_x_;
   std::map<std::string, std::string> eventActionMap_;
   static const inline std::map<std::pair<uint, GdkEventType>, std::string> eventMap_{
       {std::make_pair(1, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_PRESS), "on-click"},
+      {std::make_pair(1, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE), "on-click-release"},
       {std::make_pair(1, GdkEventType::GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS), "on-double-click"},
       {std::make_pair(1, GdkEventType::GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS), "on-triple-click"},
       {std::make_pair(2, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_PRESS), "on-click-middle"},
+      {std::make_pair(2, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE), "on-click-middle-release"},
       {std::make_pair(2, GdkEventType::GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS), "on-double-click-middle"},
       {std::make_pair(2, GdkEventType::GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS), "on-triple-click-middle"},
       {std::make_pair(3, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_PRESS), "on-click-right"},
+      {std::make_pair(3, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE), "on-click-right-release"},
       {std::make_pair(3, GdkEventType::GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS), "on-double-click-right"},
       {std::make_pair(3, GdkEventType::GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS), "on-triple-click-right"},
       {std::make_pair(8, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_PRESS), "on-click-backward"},
+      {std::make_pair(8, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE), "on-click-backward-release"},
       {std::make_pair(8, GdkEventType::GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS), "on-double-click-backward"},
       {std::make_pair(8, GdkEventType::GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS), "on-triple-click-backward"},
       {std::make_pair(9, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_PRESS), "on-click-forward"},
+      {std::make_pair(9, GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE), "on-click-forward-release"},
       {std::make_pair(9, GdkEventType::GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS), "on-double-click-forward"},
       {std::make_pair(9, GdkEventType::GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS), "on-triple-click-forward"}};
 };
diff --git a/src/AModule.cpp b/src/AModule.cpp
index 2626cd89..398fa518 100644
--- a/src/AModule.cpp
+++ b/src/AModule.cpp
@@ -27,20 +27,28 @@ AModule::AModule(const Json::Value& config, const std::string& name, const std::
   }
 
   // configure events' user commands
-  if (enable_click) {
+  // hasUserEvent is true if any element from eventMap_ is satisfying the condition in the lambda
+  bool hasUserEvent =
+      std::find_if(eventMap_.cbegin(), eventMap_.cend(), [&config](const auto& eventEntry) {
+        // True if there is any non-release type event
+        return eventEntry.first.second != GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE &&
+               config[eventEntry.second].isString();
+      }) != eventMap_.cend();
+
+  if (enable_click || hasUserEvent) {
     event_box_.add_events(Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK);
     event_box_.signal_button_press_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AModule::handleToggle));
-  } else {
-    std::map<std::pair<uint, GdkEventType>, std::string>::const_iterator it{eventMap_.cbegin()};
-    while (it != eventMap_.cend()) {
-      if (config_[it->second].isString()) {
-        event_box_.add_events(Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK);
-        event_box_.signal_button_press_event().connect(
-            sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AModule::handleToggle));
-        break;
-      }
-      ++it;
-    }
+  }
+
+  bool hasReleaseEvent =
+      std::find_if(eventMap_.cbegin(), eventMap_.cend(), [&config](const auto& eventEntry) {
+        // True if there is any non-release type event
+        return eventEntry.first.second == GdkEventType::GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE &&
+               config[eventEntry.second].isString();
+      }) != eventMap_.cend();
+  if (hasReleaseEvent) {
+    event_box_.add_events(Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK);
+    event_box_.signal_button_release_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AModule::handleRelease));
   }
   if (config_["on-scroll-up"].isString() || config_["on-scroll-down"].isString() || enable_scroll) {
     event_box_.add_events(Gdk::SCROLL_MASK | Gdk::SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK);
@@ -72,7 +80,11 @@ auto AModule::doAction(const std::string& name) -> void {
   }
 }
 
-bool AModule::handleToggle(GdkEventButton* const& e) {
+bool AModule::handleToggle(GdkEventButton* const& e) { return handleUserEvent(e); }
+
+bool AModule::handleRelease(GdkEventButton* const& e) { return handleUserEvent(e); }
+
+bool AModule::handleUserEvent(GdkEventButton* const& e) {
   std::string format{};
   const std::map<std::pair<uint, GdkEventType>, std::string>::const_iterator& rec{
       eventMap_.find(std::pair(e->button, e->type))};