diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/main_view.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/main_view.xml
index 2c07e8e35fb879d50f8d14e249e0bbcd158eec71..4d3d431b3a73b0ab3653df229e680290531f16c6 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/main_view.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/main_view.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                 name="menu_stack"
                 orientation="vertical"
                 top="0">
-    <layout_panel mouse_opaque="false"
+    <layout_panel mouse_opaque="true"
               follows="left|right|top"
               name="status_bar_container"
               tab_stop="false"