diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_page.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_page.html.haml
index 1c70b372a357967b2193f317441d64526f6fb546..b6442559191ab91f16fce524a104863a4ac598bd 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_page.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_page.html.haml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   #js-review-drawer{ data: review_bar_data(@merge_request, current_user) }
   #js-merge-sticky-header{ data: { data: sticky_header_data(@project, @merge_request).to_json } }
   .merge-request-details.issuable-details{ data: { id: @merge_request.project.id } }
-    .merge-request-sticky-header-wrapper.js-merge-request-sticky-header-wrapper
-      .merge-request-sticky-header.gl-border-b
+    .merge-request-sticky-header-wrapper.gl-pointer-events-none.js-merge-request-sticky-header-wrapper
+      .merge-request-sticky-header.gl-border-b.gl-pointer-events-auto
         = render "projects/merge_requests/mr_box"
         .merge-request-tabs-container.gl-flex.gl-justify-between.gl-relative{ class: "#{'is-merge-request' if !fluid_layout} #{'js-tabs-affix' unless ENV['RAILS_ENV'] == 'test'}" }
           %ul.merge-request-tabs.nav-tabs.nav.nav-links.gl-flex.gl-flex-nowrap.gl-m-0.gl-p-0.gl-border-0.gl-h-9