diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIController.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIController.java
index b555d851..82c2d583 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIController.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.ClientCommandHandler;
 
 import codechicken.core.CommonUtils;
+import codechicken.lib.gui.GuiDraw;
 import codechicken.nei.api.API;
 import codechicken.nei.api.GuiInfo;
 import codechicken.nei.api.IInfiniteItemHandler;
@@ -156,20 +157,32 @@ public class NEIController implements IContainerSlotClickHandler, IContainerInpu
 
         if (GuiInfo.hasCustomSlots(gui)) return false;
 
-        if (slotIndex >= 0 && NEIClientUtils.shiftKey()
-                && NEIClientUtils.getHeldItem() != null
-                && !slot.getHasStack()) {
-            ItemStack held = NEIClientUtils.getHeldItem();
-            manager.handleSlotClick(slot.slotNumber, button, 0);
-            if (slot.isItemValid(held) && !ItemInfo.fastTransferExemptions.contains(slot.getClass()))
-                fastTransferManager.performMassTransfer(gui, pickedUpFromSlot, slotIndex, held);
+        if (NEIClientUtils.shiftKey()) {
+            // fix small mouse movement while clicking causing slotIndex to be -999
+            if (slotIndex == -999) {
+                final Point mouse = GuiDraw.getMousePosition();
+                slot = gui.getSlotAtPosition(mouse.x, mouse.y);
 
-            return true;
-        }
+                if (slot != null) {
+                    slotIndex = slot.slotNumber;
+                }
+            }
 
-        if (slotIndex == -999 && NEIClientUtils.shiftKey() && button == 0) {
-            fastTransferManager.throwAll(gui, pickedUpFromSlot);
-            return true;
+            if (slotIndex >= 0 && NEIClientUtils.getHeldItem() != null && !slot.getHasStack()) {
+                final ItemStack held = NEIClientUtils.getHeldItem();
+                manager.handleSlotClick(slot.slotNumber, button, 0);
+
+                if (slot.isItemValid(held) && !ItemInfo.fastTransferExemptions.contains(slot.getClass())) {
+                    fastTransferManager.performMassTransfer(gui, pickedUpFromSlot, slotIndex, held);
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (slotIndex == -999 && button == 0) {
+                fastTransferManager.throwAll(gui, pickedUpFromSlot);
+                return true;
+            }
         }
 
         return false;