diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/select/SelectContent.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/select/SelectContent.vue
index dc443afd7..a47b73a85 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/select/SelectContent.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/select/SelectContent.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
   {
     position: "popper",
     disablePortal: false,
-    disableOutsidePointerEvents: false,
+    disableOutsidePointerEvents: true,
   },
 );
 const emits = defineEmits<SelectContentEmits>();
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/selectContentPointerEvents.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/selectContentPointerEvents.test.ts
index 7a8642317..9aa478a67 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/selectContentPointerEvents.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/selectContentPointerEvents.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import test from "node:test";
 
-test("select content disables outside pointer-event lock by default", () => {
+test("select content preserves Reka outside pointer-event lock by default", () => {
   const source = readFileSync("apps/desktop/src/components/ui/select/SelectContent.vue", "utf8");
 
   assert.match(source, /disableOutsidePointerEvents\?: boolean/);
-  assert.match(source, /disableOutsidePointerEvents:\s*false/);
+  assert.match(source, /disableOutsidePointerEvents:\s*true/);
 });