diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml
index a23290254e..9322e67236 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ActivityCenter.qml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Popup {
     closePolicy: Popup.CloseOnEscape | Popup.CloseOnPressOutside
     parent: Overlay.overlay
 
+    dim: true
+    Overlay.modeless: MouseArea {}
+
     width: 560
     background: Rectangle {
         color: Style.current.background