diff --git a/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl b/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl
index 99446940e..2ffa3e29e 100644
--- a/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl
+++ b/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ $viewportTagPadding = 20px
     position: absolute
     font-weight: 400
     text-shadow: 1px 1px black
+    pointer-events: none
 
   .topleft
     top: $viewportTagPadding