diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/elements/div.rs b/crates/gpui/src/elements/div.rs
index 69929ec8ab..1cd9ec567d 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/elements/div.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/elements/div.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Interactivity {
     ) {
         self.mouse_down_listeners
             .push(Box::new(move |event, phase, hitbox, cx| {
-                if phase == DispatchPhase::Capture && !hitbox.is_hovered(cx) {
+                if phase == DispatchPhase::Capture && !hitbox.contains(&cx.mouse_position()) {
                     (listener)(event, cx)
                 }
             }));
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/popover_menu.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/popover_menu.rs
index 41d4e9af9d..7356bf37e4 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/components/popover_menu.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/components/popover_menu.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
 
 use gpui::{
-    overlay, point, prelude::FluentBuilder, px, rems, AnchorCorner, AnyElement, Bounds,
-    DismissEvent, DispatchPhase, Element, ElementContext, ElementId, HitboxId, IntoElement,
-    LayoutId, ManagedView, MouseDownEvent, ParentElement, Pixels, Point, View, VisualContext,
-    WindowContext,
+    div, overlay, point, prelude::FluentBuilder, px, rems, AnchorCorner, AnyElement, Bounds,
+    DismissEvent, DispatchPhase, Element, ElementContext, ElementId, HitboxId, InteractiveElement,
+    IntoElement, LayoutId, ManagedView, MouseDownEvent, ParentElement, Pixels, Point, View,
+    VisualContext, WindowContext,
 };
 
 use crate::{Clickable, Selectable};
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ impl<M: ManagedView> Element for PopoverMenu<M> {
                     );
                 }
 
-                let mut element = overlay.child(menu.clone()).into_any();
+                let mut element = overlay
+                    .child(div().occlude().child(menu.clone()))
+                    .into_any();
                 menu_layout_id = Some(element.before_layout(cx));
                 element
             });
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/right_click_menu.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/right_click_menu.rs
index bd73ed8103..76fc47fa27 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/components/right_click_menu.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/components/right_click_menu.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
 
 use gpui::{
-    overlay, AnchorCorner, AnyElement, Bounds, DismissEvent, DispatchPhase, Element,
-    ElementContext, ElementId, Hitbox, IntoElement, LayoutId, ManagedView, MouseButton,
-    MouseDownEvent, ParentElement, Pixels, Point, View, VisualContext, WindowContext,
+    div, overlay, AnchorCorner, AnyElement, Bounds, DismissEvent, DispatchPhase, Element,
+    ElementContext, ElementId, Hitbox, InteractiveElement, IntoElement, LayoutId, ManagedView,
+    MouseButton, MouseDownEvent, ParentElement, Pixels, Point, View, VisualContext, WindowContext,
 };
 
 pub struct RightClickMenu<M: ManagedView> {
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ impl<M: ManagedView> Element for RightClickMenu<M> {
                 }
                 overlay = overlay.position(*element_state.position.borrow());
 
-                let mut element = overlay.child(menu.clone()).into_any();
+                let mut element = overlay
+                    .child(div().occlude().child(menu.clone()))
+                    .into_any();
                 menu_layout_id = Some(element.before_layout(cx));
                 element
             });