diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-groups-lose.md b/.changeset/tidy-groups-lose.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3e2c2ba8a910b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-groups-lose.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@gradio/statustracker": patch
+"gradio": patch
+---
+
+fix:Fix bug where status tracker was the target of pointer events
diff --git a/js/statustracker/static/index.svelte b/js/statustracker/static/index.svelte
index 0c47c48187749..f70753cee9633 100644
--- a/js/statustracker/static/index.svelte
+++ b/js/statustracker/static/index.svelte
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
 		border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
 		background: transparent;
 		z-index: var(--layer-1);
+		pointer-events: none;
 	}
 
 	.translucent {