diff --git a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
index 9bc34c85..cb43ead1 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
@@ -452,11 +452,7 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 					ref={hudContentRef}
 					className="flex items-center overflow-visible flex-col-reverse pointer-events-none"
 				>
-					<div
-						className="flex flex-col items-center pointer-events-auto p-2"
-						onMouseEnter={handleHudMouseEnter}
-						onMouseLeave={handleHudMouseLeave}
-					>
+					<div className="flex flex-col items-center pointer-events-none p-2">
 						<div
 							ref={hudBarTransformRef}
 							style={{
@@ -467,7 +463,9 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 								ref={hudBarRef}
 								layout={shouldAnimateHudLayout}
 								transition={hudStateTransition}
-								className={`${styles.bar} launch-theme mb-2`}
+								className={`${styles.bar} launch-theme mb-2 pointer-events-auto`}
+								onMouseEnter={handleHudMouseEnter}
+								onMouseLeave={handleHudMouseLeave}
 							>
 								<div
 									// Linux compositors and non-passthrough Windows fallback windows
diff --git a/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts b/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts
index 42f60b72..7e5bb905 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts
+++ b/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function useLaunchHudInteractionState({
 					) {
 						window.electronAPI?.hudOverlaySetIgnoreMouse?.(true);
 					}
-				}, 300);
+				}, 0);
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function useLaunchHudInteractionState({
 				) {
 					window.electronAPI?.hudOverlaySetIgnoreMouse?.(true);
 				}
-			}, 300);
+			}, 0);
 		},
 		[openId, isHudDraggingRef, isWebcamPreviewDraggingRef, webcamPreviewDragStartRef],
 	);