diff --git a/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs b/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
index 3d35b08..474931a 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ fn build_gtk_overlay(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<gtk::Overlay> {
             for child in children {
                 let child = child?;
                 gtk_widget.add_overlay(&child);
+                gtk_widget.set_overlay_pass_through(&child, true);
                 child.show();
             }
             Ok(gtk_widget)