diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersDay/PickersDay.tsx b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersDay/PickersDay.tsx
index ea562295f6ca..9191d61f47bd 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersDay/PickersDay.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersDay/PickersDay.tsx
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ const PickersDayFiller = styled('div', {
   ...styleArg({ theme, ownerState }),
   // visibility: 'hidden' does not work here as it hides the element from screen readers as well
   opacity: 0,
+  pointerEvents: 'none',
 }));
 
 const noop = () => {};