diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss
index 3804e93c97b534..e3f32647b73777 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 		border: none;
 		border-radius: $radius-block-ui;
 		z-index: z-index(".block-editor-block-content-overlay__overlay");
-		pointer-events: none;
 	}
 
 	&:hover:not(.is-dragging-blocks).overlay-active::before,